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1930s · The Odeon

Grandmother Edith, usherette

told by Angela Cotgrave · Granddaughter of an Odeon usherette

The OdeonWorking LifeFamily

Art Deco detail of the frontage Edith would have known. Photograph: Andy Mabbett, July 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Art Deco detail of the frontage Edith would have known. Photograph: Andy Mabbett, July 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Her grandmother Edith worked as an usherette in the cinema’s early days, and lived on Brockwell Road.

Gathered by the Voices of Kingstanding project and the Birmingham History Forum, and shared with thanks.

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