The former Odeon cinema on Penel Orlieu in Bridgwater, Somerset was designed by British architect Thomas Cecil Howitt (1889 - 1968). Howitt designed a number of cinemas - at Bridgwater, Clacton, Warley,and Weston-super-Mare - for the Odeon chain. Howitt had previously worked in Nottingham city engineer's department and later in private practice in the same city.
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Region: South West
Odeon Cinema Bridgwater, Somerset
Published: Thursday, August 19, 2010Odeon Cinema Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
Published: Thursday, August 19, 2010
The Odeon cinema in Weston-super-Mare stands on the corner of Walliscote Road and Regent Street, a quarter of a mile from the sea front of the North Somerset town. The building is an imposing structure and arguably one of the finest buildings constructed for the Odeon cinema chain.
The building was designed by British architect Thomas Cecil Howitt (1889 - 1968).... Read more »
Tags: Art Deco, Cinema
Tags: Art Deco, Cinema
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