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?
25. Old Gaiety
West Bar traffic island and the junction with Corporation Street, in 1964, showing Ellis Pearson and Co, glass bevellers, and the Old Gaiety public house (former Gaiety Theatre)Picture Sheffield/Peter Fletcher | Picture Sheffield/Peter Fletcher
26. Electric Palace
The former Heeley Electric Palace, on London Road. Sheffield, in 1981, shortly before it was demolished. It had opened in 1911, seating 1,450, and was later used as a bingo hall, a skateboard rink and a furniture warehouse. | Picture Sheffield
27. Plaza Bingo
Plaza Bingo Club, formerly The Plaza Cinema, at the junction of Richmond Road and Bramley Lane, Handsworth, Sheffield, in April 1989. | Picture Sheffield