There was once a cinema in almost every district of Sheffield as well as the city centre, but they are all long gone, many demolished or the buildings repurposed.
Tracing back to the emergence of motion picture work in the late nineteenth century, the history of cinemas in Sheffield is truly captivating.
It all started on 10th July 1905, when cinematographer Jasper Redfern opened Central Hall on Norfolk Street, showcasing variety acts alongside animated pictures and films.
This evolution sparked a wave of purpose-built venues throughout the 1910s, kickstarted in 1910 by the establishment of Sheffield's very first purpose-built cinema, the Picture Palace on Union Street.
Our gallery of 27 nostalgic photographs takes a step back in time to look at Sheffield’s cinemas of the past
How many can you remember?
5. Scala
The Scala Cinema, on Brook Hill, Sheffield city centre, in July 1952. | Picture Sheffield
6. Two usherettes from the Gaumont Cinema, Sheffield, were today among the first people to take the polio pink "sugar lump" vaccine, May 1962
Two usherettes from the Gaumont Cinema, Sheffield, were among the first people in the UK to take the polio pink "sugar lump" vaccine in May 1962 (Picture: Sheffield Newspapers)
7. Lost cinema
Bank Street and Angel Street, viewed from Castle Street, in August 1969, with the ABC Cinema (later Cannon Cinema) on the left | Picture Sheffield
8. Crookes Cinema, Sheffield
The Crookes Picture Palace ceased operations on April 2, 1960. Following its closure, the building was transformed into a supermarket, operating as a Sainsbury's Local by 2020, and today it features an updated facade.