In 1898, William Morton's Theatre Royal showed a 'Veriscope' film, probably the first time any film was shown in a Hull theatre. The Prince's Hall was the first purpose-built cinema in Kingston upon H
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The Hull Blitz was the bombing campaign that targeted the English port city of Kingston upon Hull by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
Closed cinemas in Kingston upon Hull
…number of cinemas to 10. A number of old picture houses remain around Kingston upon Hull; one, the former National Picture Theatre is a ruin from the Hull Blitz, while others have been converted to different uses. The first building in Hull expressly constructed for the 'exhibition of animated pictures' was…
Troops of 9th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment, helping to clear bomb damage in Hull.
An Air raid shelter in the city seen in 2010
Remains of the burnt out Riverside Quay (2011)
Burnt out National Picture Theatre (right) (2006)