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Report - Essoldo Cinema, Hartlepool - May 22

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UrbandonedTeam

the north
Regular User
Essoldo Cinema

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A fine free-standing building, the Regal Cinema opened 15 December 1936, designed by William Illingworth. The main facade is on a three sided plan, with five tall arched windows containing critall type steel frames and Art Deco style metalwork with wavey lives and a scallop-shell motif. They are arranged; one in each outer flank and three in the centre above the main entrance. The bulk of the auditorium is in red brick. The cinema was renamed Essoldo Theatre after it was taken over in 1955 and ceased showing films in the late-1960’s. It became a bingo club which closed on 6th November 2018.

I think I'll write a few reports this week, all from recent visits. Starting off with this one, we visited here after having it on the radar for a while. Thankfully, it paid off and we were delighted to see that all the power functioned still. There was a lot of old features on show in the large property, such as the light features and the neon signs, but sadly, with high expectations, we eventually found the projector room and was left disappointed. Visited with @DustySensorPhotography , @jtza and @huyt.urb .

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Old neon signs at the entrance.

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Lovely ceiling as we make our way into the auditorium.

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Gambling machines.

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There were nice, stained glass features on each staircase.

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Second storey bar. Sadly, the neon didn't work here, nor any of the lights.

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Theatre seats on the balcony.

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Projector room to finish with. Besides some painted signs on the walls, there was nothing that wasn't already stripped in here.

Thanks for reading :)
 

HughieD

28DL Regular User
Regular User
Bar the disappoinment of the missing projectors, that's a fab report and excellent set of pictures. Hope you didn't run up their leccy bill too much!
 

Krypton

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
Nice photos, I played bingo a few times here when it was the Carlton and had a few tours of the building when it was open :D
There seems to be people in and out of it frequently so I’m not too sure what the plans for it are.
 
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