The Top Rank Bingo Club viewed from the north-east

Date:
1990 - 1997
Location:
Top Rank Bingo Club, Claughton Road, Birkenhead, Wirral
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Ritz Cinema, Claughton Road, Birkenhead, Wirral
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Reference:
NWC01/01/2445
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

The Ritz Cinema opened in 1937. It was damaged by bombing in the Second World War, and reopened in 1947 after renovation work. The original Compton organ was replaced by a Christie organ from the La Scala Cinema in Glasgow. The cinema was later renamed the Essoldo Cinema. It closed in 1969 and became a bingo club, which closed in 1997. The building was later demolished.

Content

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

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Walley, Norman

Architect: Cromie, Robert

Keywords

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