The
Odeon Leicester Square was built in 1937 for
Oscar Deutsch, the founder of the Odeon cinema
chain. It took 7 months to build at a cost
of £232,755 and had seating for 2116
customers. The building featured a
magnificent art-deco auditorium and a Compton
organ.
Significant alterations
in 1967 resulted in the loss of most of the
art-deco splendour although the organ
remains. In 2014 Odeon Leicester
Square is still the largest single screen
cinema in the UK with seating for
1683. Not quite as big as in its
heyday, but today's audience has more leg
room.
