The tower mosaic domes are currently being re-created by a specialist company and will be installed in the near future. A photo showing the domes taken in 1988 here:–
I believe that in 1998, the 1931 theatre was entirely demolished and replaced by the current building – any reuse of the 1931 structure was minimal in the extreme, if at all.
Photos taken immediately prior to demolition here:–
Exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/140427384/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/328099920/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/140427382/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/328099914/
Auditorium
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/140427377/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/328094387/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/140427372/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/328094393/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/328094396/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/328094390/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/328094392/
Roof
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/140427379/
More photos (interior) here:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/178987404/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/92126988/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/2722716806/
And an “A Chorus Line” exterior here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/2301401617/
A set of photos taken before, during and after the rebuilding in 2003 can be found here:–
View link
Further photographs – interior and exterior – here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/218478155/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/218478154/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/1081840097/
A 1978 vintage photo of the Royal Opera House, before the recent refurbishment, can be found here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/2301401203/
The entrance and foyer in November 2009:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4101934039/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4101934225/
More Photo’s of Her Majesty’s here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/2842685800/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/518064895/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/2842705696/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/2302196388/
A night photo of the Odeon appears here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4092292234/
A photo of the splendid theatre is here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/2134741569/
Photo of the entrance of the Palladium here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3288369253/
A 1978 exterior shot here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/2302196262/
and a shot of the art deco frieze in the foyer here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/2722715138/
A vintage 1975 exterior here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/2302196774/
A more modern shot here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/808824456/
and a shot of the art deco foyer here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/808824442/
Two interior views of the New London here (from 2005):–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/1857134695/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/1857133629/
The remains of the Empire as seen in 2009 here:=
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3377995925/
A photo of the cinema as Pineworld here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/2705824157/
The tower mosaic domes are currently being re-created by a specialist company and will be installed in the near future. A photo showing the domes taken in 1988 here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4057964310/
A few scanned interior images of the Gaumont / Odeon taken in 1988 – the building is currently being torn down (October 2009).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4057964158/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4057226025/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4057225877/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4057225729/
Two more photos taken in October 2009:
Exterior of the former news theatre
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4048829313/
Interior of Screen 2 in the main block
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4048829457/
I believe that in 1998, the 1931 theatre was entirely demolished and replaced by the current building – any reuse of the 1931 structure was minimal in the extreme, if at all.
Two interior shots of the lower (main) screen at the Electric, taken in October 2009:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4031615014/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4031614858/
A photo taken in October 2009 here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4030861767/
A photo taken in October 2009 here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4031614438/
Photo of the Piccadilly Arcade, taken in October 2009, here:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4028610935/
Two photos of the former Bull Ring Cinema, taken in October 2009, shortly before the scheduled demolition of the building:–
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4028978976/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4028978796/
Two photos of the Embassy operating as a cine/bingo hall in c1988
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/136984923/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/136984921/
And four shots taken two decades later as a pub
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3100079622/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3100079424/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3099246825/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3100079298/