They show the beautiful exteriors and ornate interiors of the picture houses that have entertained hundreds of thousands of viewers in their time.
A few are still screening films, but many more have been demolished or converted for other uses, becoming everything from bingo halls to nightclubs.
This retro photo gallery shows cinemas as they looked between the early 1900s and the start of the new millennium.
They bring back to life a golden age for the silver screen, when cinemagoers waited eagerly for the latest blockbusters, in a time long before streaming changed the way we consume films.
Do these photos bring back any memories for you? Which lost cinema would you most like to bring back?
1. ABC
The ABC cinema, Vicar Lane, Leeds, in April 1975, with the films showing including The Towering Inferno | Yorkshire Post Newspapers
3. End of an era
Alan Thornton pictured outside the Odeon cinema, on the corner of New Briggate and The Headrow, in March 1993, upon his retirement as manager after 24 years | Yorkshire Post Newspapers
4. Clock Cinema
Filming for the children's TV show 'The Way We Used To Live', outside the Clock Cinema, Roundhay, in June 1981 | YPN
5. Cosy
The Cosy cinema, on Queens Road, Halifax, which opened in 1914 and closed as a cinema in 1964 | Submitted
6. Western Cinema
The former Western Cinema, Branch Road, Armley, Leeds, previously Branch Road Picture House, pictured in October 1986 after being turned into an amusement centre | YPN