The (former) Royalty Bingo palace
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The (former) Royalty Bingo palace
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 2 Oct 2019
Built in 1930 as a cinema for Selly Oak Pictures Ltd, and converted to use as a bingo hall in the '60s; it was still in operation until quite recently but suffered from a serious fire in the autumn of 2018 which seems to have brought an end (for the moment at least) to its operations. It was Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101401284-the-royalty-gala-bingo-harborne-ward#.Xdqg-Oj7Tcs & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1401284 in 2011. The second of the above 2 links gives an extensive description of the interior features, many of which are probably now lost to the aforementioned fire.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.457811
Longitude
-1.954482