Athena - Conference & Banqueting Hall (Leicester)

 conference centre, banqueting hall, Art Deco (architecture), wedding / marriage venue, 1938_construction, Grade II Listed (UK)

Athena Conference & Banqueting Hall (Formally known as Athena Theatre - Originally designed in 1936 by Robert Arthur Bullivant as an Odeon Cinema)
Venue Hire - Weddings, Conferences, Parties, Exibits & Meetings Other Functions
Venue Capacity - 1300 guests
Athena
Queen Street
Leicester
LE1 1QD
Tel: 0116 2626556
Website: www.athenacb.co.uk/

The former Odeon cinema in Leicester is a striking building, designed by Harry Weedon and Robert Bullivant from Odeon's favoured architectural practice. The cinema stands on a corner site at the junction of Rutland Street and Queen Street in Leicester. The cinema housed a single screen and seating for nearly 2,200 customers. It opened on 28 July 1938 and remained part of the Odeon cinema chain for 59 years
The building remained closed for a number of years until it was taken over and converted for use as the Athena Conference & Banqueting centre. The exterior was restored and many of her surviving interior features conserved and restored.
The building was awarded Grade-II listed status on 27 August 1997.
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