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Empire Mecca Social Club
"Built in 1897 as a music hall The Middlesbrough Empire has played host to a variety of performers including Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, The Scissor Sisters, The Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian! Since he bought the venue 1991, Barry Faulkner has transformed the derelict building into one of the country's finest venues/nightclubs. The Empire retains all it's former glory with 3 floors dedicated to style and music." (The Middlesbrough Empire). The building is Grade 2* Listed.
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EMPIRE MECCA SOCIAL CLUB - List Entry
- " Theatre, 1896/99 by Ernest Runtz (London). Mid C20 canopy. Now used as social club. Steel-framed, with terracotta (Doulton & Co.) facings, painted below canopy. Brick at rear. Lakeland slate …
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Stan Laurel (1890 - 1965)
- Overview About Stan Laurel Stan Laurel of the early film comedian duo Laurel and Hardy was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Ulverston, Cumbria in 1890. From 1897 to 1901 Stan …
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Canopy of the Middlesbrough Empire, Palace of Varieties, Corporation Road, TS1
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The Middlesbrough Empire, Palace of Varieties, Corporation Road, TS1
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EMPIRE MECCA SOCIAL CLUB - List Entry
- " Theatre, 1896/99 by Ernest Runtz (London). Mid C20 canopy. Now used as social club. Steel-framed, with terracotta (Doulton & Co.) facings, painted below canopy. Brick at rear. Lakeland slate …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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from http://www.themiddlesbroughem…
The Middlesbrough Empire
- Official Website of the Empire.
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![Stan Laurel (1890 - 1965)](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/15/15/151570_13429e0c.jpg)
  Co-Curate Page
Stan Laurel (1890 - 1965)
- Overview About Stan Laurel Stan Laurel of the early film comedian duo Laurel and Hardy was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Ulverston, Cumbria in 1890. From 1897 to 1901 Stan …
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Public Service Broadcasting At The Middlesbrough Empire
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Public Service Broadcasting At The Middlesbrough Empire
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Public Service Broadcasting At The Middlesbrough Empire
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