National Picture Theatre, Beverley Road
18 March 1941 · Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
View this record on the map →- Date
- 18 March 1941
- Record type
- Historic bombing site
- Bomb type
- HE
- Casualties
- None reported
- Location
- Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed site, building-level
What happened
The cinema was wrecked during a raid while around 150 people sheltered in its foyer. None were killed.
Casualty note
About 150 people were sheltering in the foyer and all escaped.
Also worth knowing
The surviving facade and fragments of foyer and vestibule were Grade II listed in 2007 as the last substantial civilian bomb ruin still standing in Britain. Restoration began in 2024.