Fairworld Bingo, Stockton Street, Hartlepool with the Stranton public house on the right.
The cinema was formerly The Picture House then The Gaumont and has since been demolished.
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Donor : Hartlepool Library Service
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Cinema opened as The Picture House in Stockton Street in 1920, renamed as The Gaumont in 1950. The front of the building was altered in 1970. It became Stranton Bingo and then Fairworld Bingo before closing in 1997.
More detail »The Picture House first opened in 1920, and in 1924 Lloyd George gave a speech here. In 1929, the first "talkie" to be screened in the town, "Showboat", was shown here. In 1950 it was renamed the 'Gaumont Cinema' and then in 1960 became the Stranton Bingo hall, eventually closing in 1997.
More detail »The Stranton Public House, Stockton Street, Hartlepool is probably the oldest existing public house in the town and is next to Cameron's Brewery. In 1899 is was bought by Cameron's and was a popular pub until around 2000 when it was closed. It is now part of Cameron's Brewery Visitor Centre and is still open as The Brewery Tap throughout the day where it is said the beer is excellent.
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