Essoldo Hartlepool
78 York Road,
Hartlepool,
TS26 8AA
78 York Road,
Hartlepool,
TS26 8AA
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The Essoldo closed on Saturday January 9th 1965 after a weeks run of Flight From Ashiya and Secret Invasion.
The Regal was the third cinema in Hartlepool to be equipped for CinemaScope and the only one with 4 track mag. stereo sound. The Robe opened on Monday November 29th 1954 and the cinema became the home of Fox CinemaScope films, which continued under Essoldo ownership.
the building is again out of use and since the fire which destroyed the Odeon along the road, this is now the only surviving original cinema building in Hartlepool, with just the modern Vue cinema at the Marina still in use
Now in the process of being transformed into a community hub including a food bank and arts crafts etc. Nice to see it at the centre of the community again.
Bingo operation ended on Tuesday 06th November 2018. The last of Hartlepools original cinema buildings left in use. Now being stripped of gambling machines
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The stalls floor, although with seats replaced by tables, retains a saucer rake. More photos of the Regal / Essoldo / Carlton, taken in January 2008 here:–
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The Regal / Essoldo is now known as the Carlton Bingo Club.
Photos of the Essoldo here:–
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