Opening 5 November, our new community-sourced exhibition #BringingtheBeatBacktoBradford shines a light on the history of the much-loved former Odeon building, ahead of its reopening as music venue Bradford Live

Supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund North

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A project volunteer conserving an artefact found during restoration of the former Odeon.
Can't wait to share this community-sourced exhibition from 5th Nov to 11th March Impressions Gallery
With thanks to National Lottery Heritage Fund North
Bradford 2025

The charity première of Fantasia, September 1990, marked the building's 60th birthday (T&A photo).

#FlashbackFriday sharing memories of the former Bradford Odeon. Programmed by Impressions Gallery supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund North
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‘This is an engineer’s building’ was the comment made by our structural engineers, Price and Myers. Taken yesterday, this photograph shows the upper balcony stripped back to its steel frame. Above, the truss with its huge span pushed 1930 engineering daring to its limits.

Fantastic to get a sneak preview of the Van Gogh Alive UK at the beautiful Grade 2 listed Regency Hall, Bradford this evening. A fantastic multi-sensory experience. Definitely worth a visit! Bradford 2025

So are we!

The upper room of the south turret. Directly above this roof is one of the former Odeon domes. This dramatic space has just received its new floor: the concrete was poured this week. It will open as a private bar/function room when Bradford Live opens.

Can’t wait for the exhibition opening. Our friends Impressions Gallery and the volunteer project participants have been working so hard pulling this together. It’s going to be epic! National Lottery Heritage Fund North

Vintage 10x8 glass negatives and box of glass slides safely delivered to Spectrum for scanning & printing. ‘Bringing the Beat Back to Bradford’ exhibition gala opening 4 November ✨ Bradford Live National Lottery Heritage Fund North @Bradford2025

Busy on site today by the look of it - roof works, insulating plant room floor, crane in action.
New cladding looks very nice too. 👌🏼

It’s fantastic the way it is all coming together. You and the project participants are doing a great job! Will be a great exhibition National Lottery Heritage Fund North

Part of #BringingTheBeatBackToBradford supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund North

This new community-sourced exhibition will shine a light on the vibrant history of this much-loved building and the many people who have used it.
#Bradford #Bradford Live

“For a number of years I was an usherette at The Odeon. This is a photo of me with Richard Dunn at the Rocky premiere in 1977.” Maureen Dowling.

#FlashbackFriday sharing memories of Bradford Live the iconic Bradford Odeon.

The second ‘where is it?’ photograph is trickier. It’s the original north oval staircase, (there’s a south one too) which rises from the basement up to the upper balcony. It’s foundations have been reinforced, and these new openings built at basement and ground floor levels.

We asked which part of the building this was and you guessed correctly: the upper part of the ground floor of the Thornton Road tower. The former Odeon sits on a sloping site, so this tower was given an extra section to ‘level up’. Original windows from here are being restored.

Another ‘guess where’ photograph. Any ideas?

Photograph of ongoing works at the former Odeon, but from which part of the building? Definite bunker vibe…

Fine buildings make a City. Olumouc, Czech Republic.

Brilliant!