Clifton Bingo and 48-50 Clifton
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Clifton Bingo and 48-50 Clifton
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 20 Jul 2017
Clifton Bingo is housed in a former cinema designed in Art Deco style by Frederick Dyer and which opened in 1937. It became a bingo club in 1964 following closure as a cinema. A full history is given at http://playingbingo.co.uk/land-bingo/history/05-history-york-clifton.php#. Next to it is 48-50 Clifton, a mid 19th Century house, which for a while housed a branch of Barclays Bank and has now reverted to housing. Grade II listed - see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1259225.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.96772
Longitude
-1.093611