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Hull’s Grade II listed National Picture Theatre is opening its doors following a huge project to restore an internationally significant piece of wartime heritage, the first time the building has been used since the wartime bombing raid, reports HullLive.
HullLive writes:
It brings the site back into use after many years of lying derelict and is set to become a national memorial to the contribution that civilians made to the war effort. Councillors hope it will… mark the ‘profound impact the Second World War had on our city’… Complex jobs have included the stabilisation and restoration of the red?brick façade, installation of new period-style lighting and the conservation of remaining wartime fabric…
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‘It has been a long journey getting here and we are very grateful for all the help that The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Hull City Council and Historic England have given us over the years, as well as the continuing help that today’s volunteers are giving on the site,’…
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The National Picture Theatre was built in 1914 and designed by Runton and Barry for the De-Luxe Theatre Company, the cinema entertained audiences for nearly 30 years until it was severely damaged in March 1941 as a result of a Luftwaffe air raid…
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… Air raids on Hull went on longer than on any other British city and, out of Hull’s 91,660 houses, only 5,945 survived the air raids undamaged.
