A 'time capsule' cinema has come to the attention of urban explorers who have captured its deserted film hall in a series of pictures.
'Old school' posters and rotting seats can be seen still on display at the Danilo building which has been left to decay in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Photos give a glimpse of what the crumbling picture house might have been like in its heyday following its launch in 1937.
Urban explorers scouting out derelict manmade ruins have been warned by police not to trespass on the site or risk "serious injury" and prosecution.
The cinema has been off limits to the public since it was abandoned 15 years ago with its rotting floorboards, asbestos and broken glass.
A security grate was recently removed by the building amid concerns somebody may have broken in, reports Leicestershire Live.
A police spokesperson warned that breaking in to the former cinema and sports bar was 'very dangerous', and those who attempt to do so could suffer a ‘serious injury’, and even face prosecution for crimes such as criminal damage.
They said: “This type of activity can be very dangerous.
"Not only could they potentially face prosecution for crimes such as criminal damage but they could easily sustain serious injury and our advice would be to not engage in this activity.”
Known previously as The Danilo, then the Cannon and later the All Bar Sports bar, the venue now has wear and tear both inside and out.
The flooring is being "eaten away" by damp and wood rot and inside is scattered with broken glass, asbestos and loose nails.
As The Danilo, it opened with 1,250 seats, two dressing rooms and a small stage before reopening as the Essoldo and then as a three-screen cinema in 1973 later becoming the Cannon.
The recent incident is not the first time the disused building has been broken into.
In 2017, officers found four men inside who had gained entry through a broken window and claimed that they were there “purely out of interest”.
Police then issued a stern warning on social media stating that officers had had to risk their own safety, and that of a deployed police dog, to investigate.
