The Empire bingo hall in Hawes Side Lane, Marton, which dated back to 1929 and was a key attraction in the resort’s proud entertainment timeline, has this week been demolished.
Starting life as a picture house, the locally listed hall went on to become the Casino nightclub before being turned into a bingo hall in 1974.
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Such is its history, ghost hunts have even been held, with Stephen Mercer, who takes thrill-seekers on spectral haunts across the Fylde coast, saying supernatural experiences included people being “touched or prodded”
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Some of the most famous singers performed there over the years, such as The Beatles and Dame Shirley Bassey
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Such is its history, ghost hunts have even been held, with Stephen Mercer, who takes thrill-seekers on spectral haunts across the Fylde coast, saying supernatural experiences included people being “touched or prodded”
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Some of the most famous singers performed there over the years, such as The Beatles and Dame Shirley Bassey
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Even the ghost hunts couldn’t save the hall, however, with Covid proving to be the last straw much to the dismay of owner Elaine Bottomley and her daughter Linzi.
