Odeon Queensway Underground Cinema, Birmingham Urbex

The Scala Superama opened in November 1964 with James Aubrey in Lord of the Flies & Kenneth More in The Comedy Man. The following year the Compton group also opened the Cinecenta next door which would show X-rated screenings.
The Superama was then taken over by the Rank Organisation on the 22 February 1970. The cinema was rebranded as the Odeon Ringway, followed by another rebranding to the Odeon Queensway in 1972.
In 1983 the Cinecenta was also taken over by the Rank Organisation and incorporated into the Queensway along with a refurbishment.
The cinema closed on 18 September 1988. The seats were removed to be used at the Odeon New Street which was being split into multiple screens, and the Queensway auditorium still sits unused in the bowels of Scala House

[@RobDavis-in5mh]

Nice one lad

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Thanks buddy 😁

[@theangrycrow3504]

Haya, you need to bring the generator man to see if any of the lights still work 😂 obviously for the rave.

[@geordieurbex2200]

When's the next rave? I wanna go 😂😂

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Let get one organised 😂😂

[@KrisDouglas]

What is the tune he's playing in the theatre, that's got a proper early 90s vibe? Edit, just realised its some variant of "Dont't Go" I think!

[@lewispommells234]

Those boxes are probably rectifier & ballasts units for the mercury arc lamps used in the projectors.

[@mrmrmangohead4347]

If you go down there again bring a portable amp and connect it up to the speakers 😂

[@KIRBZVIDS]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 that is a good idea haha!

[@alicelynch3722]

Was this easy to get into? Looks ace

[@KIRBZVIDS]

The secret vaults have been going around ripping doors off places around Birmingham don't miss out 😂

[@KIRBZVIDS]

@@DonDon-jf8yk with a crow bar 🤣