NEW pictures have revealed the shocking conditions inside the former Odeon building.

Photographs by Colchester councillor, Darius Laws, show how dilapidated the former cinema has become.

The building has been empty since Odeon closed the cinema in 2002 and moved to its current site in Head Street.

Plans are due to be submitted by owners, BluMarble Properties, to transform the building into shops and apartments, keeping the Art Deco facade.