Battle Of The Sheffield Giants - Abc Cinema Vs The Gaumont

[Sheffield History]

Another battle for you to vote on - but which way will it go....

You have to vote for one cinema as your cinema of choice..

Do you go for the plush Barkers Pool luxury of The Gaumont cinema ?

Or do you place your vote for the ABC cinema on Angel Street with it's stage area, refreshment bar, and Saturday morning kids club ?

ABC vs Gaumont - VOTE NOW !!

[RichardB]

ABC, simply because I don't have a single memory of the Gaumont ... !

[Sheffield History]

I saw Return Of The Jedi there I think.....

Very plush - even in it's latter years..

[Guest Trefcon]

ABC

Saturday morning 'ABC Minors' club. Bring along yer birthday cards and you was up on the 'stage'.

Hugh auditorium, or so it seemed. The smell of the hot dogs, boiling away in the stainless steel 'couldron's', we couldn't afford one.

Swallows and Amazons is all I can remember I think ? oh, saw Jaws there too, nearly retched up on my chocolate raisens when the head fell out of the bottom of the boat !!

Saw 'The Towering Inferno' at the Gaumont.

Saw 'The Black Panther' at the Classic.

Saw 'The Warriors' at the Cine Plex.

Yes, I got in to some of these under age !

Studio 5,6,7, hmm, a couple of times

[Markbaby]

Gaumont for me
Saw "Gandhi" there and paid extra for the pullman seats.

Once had a brilliant "backstage" tour by Paul Archer , the manager.

[syrup]

ABC

I rember going to the ABC Cinema to see Ben Hurr with my Mum and sitting near the front

Which was not a good idea because of the curved screen you could not keep your neck

still following the chariots around the screen.

[Sheffield History]

Neck and neck on the vote so far !

[Guest whyme]

Neck and neck on the vote so far !

ABC is just taking it.

[DaveH]

Neck and neck on the vote so far !

That doesn't surprise me at all.

I liked both the ABC and The Gaumont and went to each about equally.

I would find it difficult to choose between the two so I will abstain from the vote and discussion on this one.

[lysander]

Not on the list but anyone remember the unfinished steel work of the Odeon ....which stayed unfinished for years after the War. Saw several clasics there before it became a Bingo Hall. As for the other two,...the ABC will always be a favourite!

[Guest Colin]

Associated British Cinemas (ABC) of course. If only because I was assistant manager there in the early 80's.

[David Nottingham]

On 26/03/2013 at 22:00, Guest Colin said:

Associated British Cinemas (ABC) of course. If only because I was assistant manager there in the early 80's.

Interesting my dad was manager from 61 to 67, Paul Gregg assistant manager before Mr Allen came in!

Used to be an incredible place in the 1960's and won numerous awards of best cinema on the ABC circuit