Littlehampton Memories

Going to the Odeon

Noel Williams
I remember the doorman with his uniform on, I think his name was Chambers. Myself and some cheeky young boys used to say to him in a very posh voice "oh come along Chambers can you escort us to our seats please."

Francine Stephenson
Still got my Happy Birthday card from Saturday morning pictures and my dad sold lots of sweets to the children who went in the back entrance via The Little Shop on Duke Street.

Michael Carter
Yes Saturday morning, filled with children, with your 6 pence in your hand, twin sister Suzanne and me waiting to get into to watch our films, great days

Mark Watts
Saw Psycho there in 1960. Scared me to death

Alan Ponting
That brings back many memories of the 50s. Who remembers the hot salted peanuts they use to sell in the foyer. Also remember, as a 12 year old, sneaking in through the back door from Duke St to see some X rated Brigitte Bardot films & having to duck out of sight when my Scout leader walked in!

Sue Masters
Use to go to Saturday morning picture club with myself twin brother Michael. They used to have older children there to keep us kids in check called sheriffs. After to the chippy for a bag of chips. Catch the 31 bus home.

Nigel Vine
Loved Saturday morning pictures and got asked to leave one time for crying too much during Ring of Bright Water, about the otter. My poor old aunt was mortified, never took me again.


Going to the Palladium

Lesley U.
Remember it well, last time I went with my son to see Raise the Titanic.

Mike Kelly
I went to this cinema, watched Cross of Iron here under age in the 70s. Interesting that the building that replaced it is called cinema backwards.

Graham Ledger
My Aunty Joan was wheeling my older brother down Church Street in his pram when a Messerschmidt strafed the road and Aunty Joan had to lift, and run with the pram, up the steps into the cinema.

Tracy Jayne
My first ever trip to the cinema here! My nan took me to watch Bambi.

Graham Solley
Happy days going there watching horror films underage.

Graham Ledger
Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. X meant you had to be over 16 and I was 6 feet at 13!

Sue Brett
I remember going there with my friend Shirley Hunt watching Grease and Saturday Night Fever

Carolyn NH
The people that ran it were awful, don’t think they really liked people and especially children, I remember breaking a whole row of chairs once by leaning back and taking the whole lot down.

Karen Bailey
Spent a few evenings in the back row.


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