Ever since it first opened in the 1970s, it played host to some of the world's best known performers of stage and screen.

And although it was small, the Chester Gateway Theatre was very much a cultural outlet that Chester could be proud of, and it left a huge void when it closed for good in January 2007.

Take a trip back in time with these old pictures of the much-missed theatre and relive all the charm it brought to Chester during its heyday.