The Independent - London, February 14th, 2001
THE ODEON cinemas of the Thirties are celebrated for their ultra- modern look, largely derived from streamlined exteriors clad in cream- coloured faience tiles and outlined in neon at night. No architectural practice played a more important role in developing the house style than that of Harry W. Weedon in Birmingham, which Robert Bullivant joined in 1935.
Weedon himself had little or no direct involvement in designing the stream of Odeons that came from his office. A young member of staff, J. Cecil Clavering, devised the remarkable Odeon cinemas at Kingstanding and Sutton Coldfield, but gave...
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