Building Name
Odeon Cinema Leicester Square London
Date
1937
Street
Leicester Square
District/Town
London
County/Country
Greater London, England
Architect
Client
Odeon Theatres Limited
Work
New build
Joint Architects Harry W Weedon & Andrew Mather
Odeon's flagship cinema was designed to look different to their other cinemas. Rather than the usual cladding of beige tiles, Leicester Square has impressive black granite facings. Combined with a 120 foot tower and neon lights, the building was, and still is, highly impressive. The interior is less extravagant, but still includes original features such as a Compton organ and plaster sculptures on the auditorium walls