For decades, bingo halls across the UK have attracted thousands week on week. The industry, how the venues look and what life is like inside many sites has changed massively But these fascinating images, unseen for years, offer a glimpse into how one bingo hall once looked in Liverpool - and the people who went there. Courtesy of our archives, Mirrorpix, these brilliant , taken in 1981, capture a night inside a Liverpool Mecca Bingo.
Mecca began its history in May 1961 when it opened its first bingo hall in Rose Hill, London. From there, the business expanded to open halls in multiple regions, including a number on Today, it is the largest National Bingo Game operator in the UK and also operates as a website and app. But these photographs show how things used to be at one site in Liverpool Here, you can see everything from life inside the bingo hall pre the indoor smoking ban of 2007, to customers playing games, fashion of the time, what the site once looked and more.
Here are 33 brilliant photos from inside an 80s Mecca Bingo in Liverpool - and you may spot a familiar face. If you have any further information about which Liverpool site is featured, or the people in the images,.
