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The Carlton Picture Theatre was designed by the firm of Blackmore & Sykes and was built by Messrs. It was run by Hull Picture Playhouse Ltd and opened on 9th September 1928 with the silent film “Lonesome Ladies”.
The cinema had two entrances, one in each of the two towers on the front corners of the building. Above the proscenium was the inscription “A Picture is a poem without words”. This was a lavish suburban cinema, with an elaborate green and gold sliding dome utilising Venetian glass and housing hundreds of concealed lights. The walls were decorated with Roman marble mosaics and painted plaster panels. A Fitton & Haley organ was installed, but this was later removed to the more central Cecil Theatre and was destroyed when that theatre was bombed during WW2.
It continued unaltered (save for minor war damage) until its closure in April 1967, after which it was simply converted to bingo usage which continued as a Mecca Bingo Club until 2008.
This was a last minute addition to a trip oop north with @Maniac, @Merryprankster and Elliot5200, thanks to @ACID-REFLUX for some helpful info. As we arrived we were put off by lots of activity outside the Phoenix Nights style club next door.... "Shabba".... so we went for a pint down the road to pass some time. We went back One More Time (79) and the coast was clear so we did a quick Duck and Dive (25), made our way inside and it was Time For Fun (41). Despite being a bit trashed the architecture was a Saving Grace (88) and the dome ceiling looked as though it were Made in Heaven (67). Anyway.....onto the pictures and some bingo lingo to go with them, most of which has no connection to the photo whatsoever!
The cinema had two entrances, one in each of the two towers on the front corners of the building. Above the proscenium was the inscription “A Picture is a poem without words”. This was a lavish suburban cinema, with an elaborate green and gold sliding dome utilising Venetian glass and housing hundreds of concealed lights. The walls were decorated with Roman marble mosaics and painted plaster panels. A Fitton & Haley organ was installed, but this was later removed to the more central Cecil Theatre and was destroyed when that theatre was bombed during WW2.
It continued unaltered (save for minor war damage) until its closure in April 1967, after which it was simply converted to bingo usage which continued as a Mecca Bingo Club until 2008.
This was a last minute addition to a trip oop north with @Maniac, @Merryprankster and Elliot5200, thanks to @ACID-REFLUX for some helpful info. As we arrived we were put off by lots of activity outside the Phoenix Nights style club next door.... "Shabba".... so we went for a pint down the road to pass some time. We went back One More Time (79) and the coast was clear so we did a quick Duck and Dive (25), made our way inside and it was Time For Fun (41). Despite being a bit trashed the architecture was a Saving Grace (88) and the dome ceiling looked as though it were Made in Heaven (67). Anyway.....onto the pictures and some bingo lingo to go with them, most of which has no connection to the photo whatsoever!
1. Clean The Floor (54)
2. Steps (69)
3. One Score (20)
4. Ask for more (34)
5. Sunset Strip (77)
6. Top of the Shop (90)
7. Dirty Gertie (30)
8. Candy Store (54)
9. Heaven's Gate (78)
10. Straight on Through (82)
11. Nearly There (89)
12. More than Eleven (37)
13. Up to Tricks (46)
14. Down on your Knees (43)
15. Made in heaven (67)
16. Stop and Run (81)
Was she worth it? (56) I think so, you've got to love that old architecture.
Thanks for looking
2. Steps (69)
3. One Score (20)
4. Ask for more (34)
5. Sunset Strip (77)
6. Top of the Shop (90)
7. Dirty Gertie (30)
8. Candy Store (54)
9. Heaven's Gate (78)
10. Straight on Through (82)
11. Nearly There (89)
12. More than Eleven (37)
13. Up to Tricks (46)
14. Down on your Knees (43)
15. Made in heaven (67)
16. Stop and Run (81)
Was she worth it? (56) I think so, you've got to love that old architecture.
Thanks for looking
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