What was Kingdom before it was Kingdom?

[Moosey]

I'm aware it's Embrace now or whatever, but what was it called before it was called Kingdom? Am I right in thinking it was a different club before that, but after it was the cinema? Memory going now!

[Guest]

I'm aware it's Embrace now or whatever, but what was it called before it was called Kingdom? Am I right in thinking it was a different club before that, but after it was the cinema? Memory going now!

 

It was a cinema for years in the early 90's.

[longiesta]

No im sure it was a cinema, built to replace my favourite cinema the gaumont..

[Moosey]

No im sure it was a cinema, built to replace my favourite cinema the gaumont..

 

 

I thought I remembered it being something in between. Maybe I'm getting confused.

 

I remember it being the Odeon in about 93, so assume Kingdom was after that.

[lomaxkinesis]

I am pretty certain it was Kingdom from the off, I remember the huge murial, at the top of the stairs, were the horrible face was. Was it a Joe Scarborough?

[GUZZIOWL]

It was The Gaumont cinema "when i were a young 'un ".., and , if memory serves me correct , they had a restaurant called " The Blue Room "...I believe it was called The Regent before it was The Gaumont

[jamesogt]

It was an Odeon! I saw Karate Kid there circa '88.

[GUZZIOWL]

Gaumont ...went there from late 50 's..

[lomaxkinesis]

I meant there was huge murial when it was the Odeon, had both the owls and the blades, plus other landmarks from the city.

[S10er]

Correct it was the gaumont til the late 80s then demolished to be replaced with that hideous building in red with mirrored windows. Cinema was th odean. Became a nightclub (kingdom) in the late nineties (98 or 99 I think).