'Heartbreaking': Sadness at closure of Sheffield Curzon as city centre shift highlighted
A Sheffield cinema based in a former bank is to close its doors next week due to poor ticket sales.
Curzon Sheffield, which opened in 2015, has announced it will close on June 29.
The three-screen cinema is based on George Street and its historic building is the converted former home of the Sheffield Banking Company. It recently ran tours of the bank vaults under the building.
Patrick McGoohan, who starred in The Prisoner and Braveheart, worked at a bank in the building during the 1940s before he went to Hollywood.
Movement of leisure and entertainment options away from the part of the city centre in which the cinema is based has been cited among the reasons for its closure. In recent years, the redevelopment of Sheffield has seen a shift towards The Moor on the other side of the city centre.
A statement on Facebook said: “We are deeply saddened to inform you that we will be permanently closing Curzon Sheffield on 29 June 2026.
"The admissions have fallen below the level required to remain profitable, and therefore the company has made the difficult decision to close the cinema.
"On behalf of the entire Curzon Sheffield team, we’d like to thank our employees past and present for their dedicated service.
"Above all, we’re so grateful to you, our visitors, for all your support over the years. You made Curzon Sheffield such a vibrant, welcoming community. It has been a privilege to share great cinema with you.”
There have been hundreds of comments in response to the annoucement on Facebook.
One person said: “You took a chance on me as a disabled student and let me do work experience with you when I was doing Film Studies at Hallam in 2015. To date, it has been my only proper ‘job’. Thank you for giving a film-mad student with cerebral palsy a sense of pride - I still have my shirt.”
Another added: “This is heartbreaking. Hands down the best cinema for those of us with sensory needs. The staff and everything about it are wonderful and will be very much missed.”
A further customer said: “Incredibly sad news. The city centre just isn’t a pleasant place to be and many don’t feel safe there. Unfortunately businesses are suffering. Thank you Curzon for some great memories of fabulous evenings.”