Date of closure: Circa 1996
Address (for reference only):
Top Rank Bingo
High Street
Dudley
DY1 1QD
At the moment we do not have details of the events that led up to, or any of the circumstances surrounding the closure of the Top Rank Bingo Dudley, but we do know a bit about about the venue’s history.
The venue originally opened in 1928 as the Regent Theatre, although it was equipped for cinema as well as live performances. Gaumont took over a year later, and later changed the name to Gaumont in 1950.
The cinema closed in 1961, and was almost immediately reopened as Top Rank Bingo which continued to trade until around 1996. The premises remain, and are now the site of a conference centre, which apparently retains much of the original decor.
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By Gareth Whieldon (April 2013)
