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?
43. Scala
Progress changing the Scala Cinema frontage into a building for Sheffield University in January 1953 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
44. Gaumont
Derek Goodison in the projection room at the Gaumont Cinema, Barker's Pool, Sheffield, in November 1985 | Sheffield Newspapers
45. Opening
The foyer at the Odeon Cinema, Barker's Pool, Sheffield, upon its opening in August 1987 | Sheffield Newspapers
46. Vast
Gaumont 2 at Sheffield's Gaumont Cinema, on Barker's Pool, seating 1,150, in July 1969 | Sheffield Newspapers
47. Opulent
Inside the Regent Cinema, Barker's Pool, Sheffield, which opened in December 1927 and later became the Gaumont Cinema | Sheffield Newspapers
