Building record 6302/1/5 - Odeon Cinema, Rockingham Road

The Odeon cinema at Corby was built by Oscar Deutsch in partnership with a local steel works which was anxious to provide modern facilities so as to attract and retain employees. In September 1934, Deutsch announced a partnership with Stewart and Lloyds to build a modern Odeon on a site that had already been agreed. Opened in March 1936, the cinema was designed by Laurence M Gotch and seated just over one thousand. The facade was symmetrical, with a curved canopy that nearly echoed the cylindrical mass of faience above. Faience was also used throughout the ground floor with brick above. In the 1960 it was taken over by a local independent and renamed the Rutland Cinema in January 1969. The cinema closed in late 1969 and later became the Rutland Bingo Club. In 1996 it became a furniture store.

<1> Clegg, R. (ed), 1985, Odeon (Book). SNN111574.

<2> Eyles, A., 2002, Odeon Cinemas 1: Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation (Book). SNN111575.

<3> Historic England, Undated, Odeon Cinema, Stephensons Way, Corby, BF053106 [Not accessed by NHER] (Archive). SNN112939.

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Feb 17 2025 6:58PM