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?
20. Ster Century
Filmmaker Rafe Clayton pictured outside Ster Century Cinemas, Leeds city centre, where his film was being shown, in November 2005 | Yorkshire Post Newspapers
21. Shaftesbury
The Shaftesbury Cinema, York Road, Leeds, in September 1973 | Yorkshire Post Newspapers
22. Classic
The former Classic Cinema, Leeds, formerly the News Theatre, pictured in November 1984 | Yorkshire Post Newspapers.
23. Best seats
Liz Rymer, manager, and Geoff Thompson, former owner, pictured at the Hyde Park Picture House, Brudenell Road, Leeds, in June 1993 | Yorkshire Post Newspapers
24. Metro
Coun Maureen Harrison, Mayor of Penistone and chair of the cinema management committee, in the Metro Cinema, Penistone, near Barnsley, in 1999 | Yorkshire Post Photo: Chris Lawton