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?
15. ABC
The ABC Cinema in Sheffield, which declared itself to be 'Britain's most modern cinema' | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Peter Tuffrey
16. At the pictures
Cinemagoers at the Hyde Park Picture House, Brudenell Road, Leeds, in December 1993 | Yorkshire Post Newspapers
17. Back to the 50s
The Odeon cinema on the corner of New Briggate and The Headrow, Leeds, in around 1951 | Yorkshire Post Newspapers
18. Tatler
The Tatler Cinema Club, Leeds, previously called the News Theatre, pictured in March 1978 | Yorkshire Post Newspapers.