These photos of Sheffield's lost cinemas hark back to the days when they were commonly known as 'picture palaces'.
A trip to the pictures was a more glamorous affair back then, as the name suggests, with ornate buildings serving as chapels of the moving image.
Sadly many of these beautiful buildings have been lost, while others have been preserved and repurposed for a variety of uses, from bingo halls, pubs and nightclubs to supermarkets.
This retro photo gallery features images of lost cinemas across Sheffield, from The Electra Palace in the city centre to Crookes Picture Palace, Woodseats Palace and Darnall Picture Palace.
How many of these stunning buildings do you recognise and were you lucky enough to visit any of them when they were still screening movies?
Sadly many of these beautiful buildings have been lost, while others have been preserved and repurposed for a variety of uses, from bingo halls, pubs and nightclubs to supermarkets.
![Capitol Cinema, on Barnsley Road, Sheffield Lane Top. It opened in September 1939 and became the Essoldo cinema in April 1950 before closing in October 1975.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/03/15/43/Cinemas%20Capitol.JPG.jpg?trim=0,0,0,37&width=800)
17. Capitol Cinema
Capitol Cinema, on Barnsley Road, Sheffield Lane Top. It opened in September 1939 and became the Essoldo cinema in April 1950 before closing in October 1975. | Picture Sheffield/Stewart Bale Photo: Picture Sheffield/Stewart Bale
![Heeley Green Picture House, on Gleadless Road, Sheffield. It opened on April 5, 1920 and closed on March 7. 1959. It reopened as the Tudor on April 3, 1961 before finally closing in 1962 and becoming a bingo hall.
The building later became Potter's snooker club before being destroyed by fire in 2004.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/03/15/37/Cinemas%20Heeley%20Green.JPG.jpg?trim=329,0,28,0&width=634)
18. Heeley Green Picture House
Heeley Green Picture House, on Gleadless Road, Sheffield. It opened on April 5, 1920 and closed on March 7. 1959. It reopened as the Tudor on April 3, 1961 before finally closing in 1962 and becoming a bingo hall. The building later became Potter's snooker club before being destroyed by fire in 2004. | Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield
![Hillsborough Park Cinema, latterly a Netto and then an Asda supermarket, on Middlewood Road, Sheffield](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/03/15/39/Cinemas%20Hillsborough%20Park.JPG.jpg?trim=0,111,0,110&width=800)
19. Hillsborough Park Cinema
Hillsborough Park Cinema, latterly a Netto and then an Asda supermarket, on Middlewood Road, Sheffield | Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield