Club Bongo, or Club Bongo International, was a reggae club and one of the oldest nightclubs in Middlesbrough. It was set up by Abdillahi Warsama in 1963, after a period as the Kenya Cafe curry house and the Unity Club. Warsama presided over the business until his death in 2016, aged 104. The club closed in 2017. It was due to re-open after a re-fit in 2018, but as of 2023 it remains closed.
This is part of the Job: 2K/35007 High Streets Heritage Action Zone: Middlesbrough Historic Quarter; within the Volume: VF000562 High Streets Heritage Action Zone: Middlesbrough Historic Quarter; within the Series: HEC01/082 High Streets Heritage Action Zone: Middlesbrough Historic Quarter; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England
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Photographer: Bridson, Anna: Historic England
Nightclub
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