Difficulty in accessing and an intact roof has meant less damage inside than a lot of places. Adam Gratton Nostalgia Writer. Taken over by ABC again in a management buy out in the late-1990’s, it was again re-named ABC. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.
Odeon Queensway did not turn in a Net profit for years before closure. Were you a fan of the ABC? Organist Peter Kilby played the ABC’s touring Hammond elecronic organ.
The circuits as we remember them have all but disappeared and even the remaining Odeon cinemas have lost their charm and atmosphere as a result of further subdivision and austerity measures. The 1,320-seat cinema had all its seats on a single level, and was located upstairs from the 28-lane ABC 10-Pin Bowling Alley. Excitement was in the air during the 1960s as the construction of the Potteries bowling alley and cinema neared completion. In May 1977, it was closed for tripling and re-opened with three screens. My Cinema "The Capitol Cinema” did better business then Rank did from the 3 sites.
Don't get me wrong, I still love going to the cinema but the 'event' of it all has changed. Whatever your own memories were, it is safe to say we all have good ones of the old ABC in all its glory. Cinema Treasures, LLC
The question of branding is problematical. When I joined Rank in the 1970s, the prevailing attitude among managers was that we were a cut above ABC. The building was eventually demolished in 2007, and the site is now set to be a car park, with Tesco as its backdrop, as the town of Hanley continues to evolve and change to meet demands. Ref Birmingham.
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Odeon Theatres took over the chain in 2000, and they quickly closed the ABC on 10th December 2000.
Three auditoria covered by one projection room. And what was the best film you saw there?
@ Terry I agree in every respect. This didn’t stop MGM doing a deal with Rank in 1958 to give half of it’s output to the Rank circuits, which led to such plums as Hitchcock’s North By Northwest getting an Odeon release.
What memory sticks in your head? Apparently, many items from the ABC are incorporated within. It is well known that Paramount Theatres were first offered to ABC but that the latter declined first refusal hence Rank’s more presitigious City Centre presence in those locations – that is not to say, however, that ABC’s outlets were any less popular- indeed, the Haymarket Newcastle’s box office receipts exceeded those of the Odeon for many years. It was the little things that made the difference, such as the ice cream intervals whilst your were watching the picture or the old style listings boards where before the automated screens of today, a person was responsible for constantly changing the titles by hand. Only the Odeon Leicester Square uses tabs nowadays and then only with 2D presentations and it is questionable for how much longer.
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Point 1. Cinema Treasures is a registered trademark of Cinema Treasures, LLC. My dear deceased friend at Odeon Sunderland was on a thousand pounds a year less than I was on at ABC South Shields (a much less important location) back in 1980 and the poor chap’s pension was derisory when he was finally in receipt of it. Want to share your nostalgia story?
Going to the cinema was as easy as ABC. There was a cosy, comfortable feel upon walking into the carpeted foyer with friendly faces behind the kiosk waiting to hand over your ticket whilst taking you popcorn and ice cream order. © 2000 -
The building stood empty for several years, and was demolished in February 2008.
The 1,320-seat cinema had all its seats on a single level, and was located upstairs from the 28-lane ABC 10-Pin Bowling Alley. For those of you who were a regular during the late seventies then you may remember the biggest change since it opening. https://m.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fnews%2F2502272%2Fabc-cinema-built-in-back-garden-stoke-on-trent%2F&h=RAQEosW74&s=1&enc=AZMJxXkE4b5RAoPDQQ1tIMnIcTdKwNXBZQ52srLqoUKDc1eR9hbqgU9uGsi11iScp4Sg4a4j0LwUce6Zg6rgyaDN. However, for many growing up over the last several decades, myself very much included, it has a special place saved in our hearts. Some of my best friends were Rank Managers and,for all the ‘cut above’ attitude alluded to, our pay and conditions were superior to those of our Rank/Odeon opposite numbers.
Police officers attended after reports in Hanley. Associated British Cinemas Ltd., Cannon Cinemas, Odeon Theatres Ltd. Architects:
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MGM may have had a prolific output in it’s heyday, but like most Hollywood studios, it’s heyday was long gone by the late fifties. The honour of opening the venue fell to Stoke-on-Trent’s Lord Mayor of the time, Jim Westwood. For me it is when I walk through the doors of the new huge multiplex cinemas, either in the Stoke-on-Trent or further a field. even with one person walking between the House and Screen Tabs.. while the other walked behind the screen tabs.
The once popular ABC cinema followed suit, closing in 2000.
Built in 1963, the ABC cinema in Broad Street, Hanley, became a regular attraction amongst many movie enthusiastic Potters, waiting to catch a … 17 pictures from North Staffordshire in the 1970s. This debate happened to arise in the comments section of ABC Hanley and thus here it has remained.
In 1985 the Cannon Group took over and it was re-named Cannon.
Where are these children now? The idea that anyone acquiring both circuits would have adopted the ABC name is highly unlikely, would you rename the Odeon Leicester Square the “ABC Leicester Square”? With a sign reminiscent of the 1950s American cinemas, Hanley's now vanished ABC theatre was, by today's standards, basic and small. As I understand it, the debate was about Odeon and ABC as ‘brands’ as opposed to Rank or EMI and the like and there is no question that Cinven’s decision to adopt ‘Odeon’ was the correct one at the time.
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Over the years the venue changed hands from ABC to EMI to Cannon and back to ABC before Odeon bought it out and closed it.
21 fascinating images of Hanley in the 1980s, When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. However, the new venue was much more than just a place to bowl and munch popcorn while watching films. The ABC Forum New Street where I was based for a short period. This debate may be of interest (to some), but it doesn’t have much to do with the poor old ABC Hanley!
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There is also a 10 minute bus direct to the city centre. And if you have pictures to share, tag us on Instagram at StokeonTrentLive . ABC Cinema - Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent Closed 2000. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. In any event, the ‘points scoring’ which seems to have reared its ugly head is rather futile as we are all supposed to be friends here – or so I understood. Sadly, in the early part of the 70s the bowling alley closed its doors and was converted into a nightclub, and later a casino. Police officers attended after reports in Hanley.
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The 1,320 seat cinema was for a time the premier place to see the latest films with the biggest names.
Organist Peter Kilby played the ABC’s touring Hammond elecronic organ.
The boiler house.
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