The Mecca Bingo Club, formerly the Capitol Theatre, viewed from the south

Date:: 1989 - 1999

Location:: Mecca Bingo Club, Albemarle Crescent, Scarborough, North Yorkshire; Show all locations

Capitol Theatre, Albemarle Crescent, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Classic Cinema, Albemarle Crescent, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Reference:: NWC01/01/1445

Type:: Photograph (35mm Slide)

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Description

The Capitol Theatre opened in 1929 primarily as a cinema with occasional live performances. It was briefly renamed the Classic Cinema in the 1970s and was used for bingo along with films shown in a cinema in the circle seating. The building later became a Mecca Bingo Club. Inside, the elaborate classical decoration remained largely intact in the early 21st century.

Content

This is part of the Series: NWC01/01 Norman Walley: Series of slides; within the Collection: NWC01 Norman Walley Cinema Collection

Rights

People & Organisations

Photographer: Walley, Norman: Gray & Evans

Architect: Gray, Edwin Sheridan

Keywords

20th Century Cinema, Late 20th Century Bingo Hall, Leisure And Recreation