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York Cinemas and Theatres
City Screen
Clifton
Electric
Odeon
Grand Opera House
Theatre Royal
Rialto
York Student Cinema
St George's
Tempest Anderson Hall
In addition, not shown, are the Friargate Theatre, and the Warner
Village Cinemas, Clifton Moore Centre (12 screens, 130 - 250 seats per
screen).
York Cinemas
Coney Street
Opened 2000. Building incorporates facade of newspaper offices on
riverside. 3 screens: 236, 245, 136 seats. Cafe & bar area.
Outlines of auditoria can be seen on this
rear view.
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52 - 54 Clifton Road
Clifton Cinema. Opened around 1937. Now on bingo, retaining some
original neon signs.
Exterior view of auditorium here .
17 Fossgate
Opened 1911, single floor, around 800 seats. Later renamed Gaumont and then Scala, closing 1957.
Now a furniture shop.
Odeon, York
Blossom Street
Opened 1937 with 1484 seats. Tripled to form 820, 111, and 111 seat
auditoria. The two smaller screens are in the rear stalls, and the
larger
screen is the balcony, extended forwards down into the front stalls,
Closed Thursday 31st August, 2006.
Gallery of photos from the the last night can be seen here (following a 467-mile round trip from Glasgow especially to catch the last film!).
York Cinemas and Theatres
City Screen
Clifton
Electric
Odeon
Grand Opera House
Theatre Royal
Rialto
York Student Cinema
St George's
Tempest Anderson Hall
In addition, not shown, are the Friargate Theatre, and the Warner
Village Cinemas, Clifton Moore Centre (12 screens, 130 - 250 seats per
screen).
York Cinemas
Coney Street
Opened 2000. Building incorporates facade of newspaper offices on
riverside. 3 screens: 236, 245, 136 seats. Cafe & bar area.
Outlines of auditoria can be seen on this
rear view.
Full Size Photo
52 - 54 Clifton Road
Clifton Cinema. Opened around 1937. Now on bingo, retaining some
original neon signs.
Exterior view of auditorium here .
17 Fossgate
Opened 1911, single floor, around 800 seats. Later renamed Gaumont and then Scala, closing 1957.
Now a furniture shop.
Odeon, York
Blossom Street
Opened 1937 with 1484 seats. Tripled to form 820, 111, and 111 seat
auditoria. The two smaller screens are in the rear stalls, and the
larger
screen is the balcony, extended forwards down into the front stalls,
Closed Thursday 31st August, 2006.
Gallery of photos from the the last night can be seen here (following a 467-mile round trip from Glasgow especially to catch the last film!).
Clifton Street.
Click here
to see the stage end of the auditorium.
Fishergate
Opened 1935, with 1800 seats. Exterior modified. Currently being
stripped prior to demolition, as the bingo has moved to a new hall
built next door.
for a picture of the auditorium exterior.
Room P/X001, Exhibition Centre, University of York
Lecture theatre used as cinema by student society.
Castlegate
Facade only retained.
Closeup available here .
Part of York Museum complex. Home to City Screen before their purpose built complex was ready. Built in 1912, has 300 seats. Currently used for conferences, etc.
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Last updated: 30 July 2026














