For EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert. It's another Odeon with a statue in front (see also), on this occasion Annie Kenney, the suffragette who seems to have partly inspired Carey Mulligan's fictional character in the film Suffragette (2015). Possibly my favourite suburban Odeon so far. Opened in 2016 at about the time of the AMC takeover, it was built as an extension onto the existing but derelict Oldham Town Hall, retaining the fixtures of the Grade II listed building whilst still installing cinema screens into the interior, along with a massive Costa Coffee on the ground floor. It's most noticeable in Screen Two, which used to be the old court house. An usher allowed me to nip in and take some photos which I've haphazardly collaged together here:
So as not to affect the existing fixtures, the screen is a massive version of the pulldown kind you often find in conference centres, lecture theatres and people with big living rooms. Behind is the original crest or coat of arms. There's a much better image here, along with some history of the scheme. If I'd known about this I would have booked whatever film was showing here, but instead I'd opted for Screen One, which has a more traditional auditorium with stadium seating.
In the corridor leading up to Screen One is a small display of items from Oldham's original Odeon on Union Street, including these actual advertising banners.
All of these films date from 1967 when Rank still had ownership of the chain and were in the process of expansion. The rest of the areas are littered with old leather chairs from its time as council chambers. There's also an old door attached to the wall (not pictured) with no explanation of where it came from.