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4lex

Third Technician
28DL Full Member
Zoots and The Priory

A little history:

The Pilot cinema on Pilot Street was built by local business man Ben Culey in 1938. It was the last word in luxury with its plush seats and curtains.

Apparently Snow white and the 7 dwarfs was first picture shown at the Pilot.

The Pilot Cinema underwent a 2 million transformation creating Zoots nightclub (completed in 1999).

Zoots Night Club closed its doors for the last time on Saturday, January 26th 2008, with a message on its website simply stating "We're sorry but Zoots nightclub is now closed."

The plan was to refurbish it but this didn't happen and a new message on the nightclub's website stated "We are very sorry to inform you that we are now closed and will not be reopening."

The explore:

The main room is a mess. It looks like they might have started ripping the dance floor up for for refurbishment then stopped work when plans changed.

The other bar/ dancefloor upstairs (The Priory) is in much better condition. I think the sort of chill out room to the side is being used by the homeless as there are lots of empty recent food packets on a table. The office area absolutely stinks of tramps piss too!

Apologies for the quality of a lot of the photos, had to use the flash as it was very dark in most of the building and I only had a crap torch on me.

Below I've created a ghost of the building showing its former glory mixed with the boarded up dilapidated building it is today.

The original image was taken from here: http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1891

zootsghost_800x459.jpg


zoots03_800x533.jpg


zoots01_800x533.jpg


zoots05_800x533.jpg


Pay desk

zoots04_800x533.jpg


Cloak room?

zoots06_800x533.jpg


The Priory

zoots07_533x800.jpg


zoots08_800x533.jpg


zoots09_800x533.jpg


zoots10_800x533.jpg


zoots11_533x800.jpg


This is how they make alcopops!

zoots12_800x533.jpg


zoots13_800x533.jpg


Store room with no proper access up to it.

zoots14_533x800.jpg


Tramp room

zoots15_533x800.jpg


zoots16_800x533.jpg


The main dancefloor

zoots17_800x533.jpg


zoots18_800x533.jpg


I wonder if it was a good night, there's a lot of unsold tickets.

zoots20_800x533.jpg


zoots21_533x800.jpg


They left all the takings behind!
 

Linnet

28DL Member
28DL Member
Zoots and The Priory

A little history:

The Pilot cinema on Pilot Street was built by local business man Ben Culey in 1938. It was the last word in luxury with its plush seats and curtains.

Apparently Snow white and the 7 dwarfs was first picture shown at the Pilot.

The Pilot Cinema underwent a 2 million transformation creating Zoots nightclub (completed in 1999).

Zoots Night Club closed its doors for the last time on Saturday, January 26th 2008, with a message on its website simply stating "We're sorry but Zoots nightclub is now closed."

The plan was to refurbish it but this didn't happen and a new message on the nightclub's website stated "We are very sorry to inform you that we are now closed and will not be reopening."

The explore:

The main room is a mess. It looks like they might have started ripping the dance floor up for for refurbishment then stopped work when plans changed.

The other bar/ dancefloor upstairs (The Priory) is in much better condition. I think the sort of chill out room to the side is being used by the homeless as there are lots of empty recent food packets on a table. The office area absolutely stinks of tramps piss too!

Apologies for the quality of a lot of the photos, had to use the flash as it was very dark in most of the building and I only had a crap torch on me.

Below I've created a ghost of the building showing its former glory mixed with the boarded up dilapidated building it is today.

The original image was taken from here: http://www.kingslynn-forums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1891

zootsghost_800x459.jpg


zoots03_800x533.jpg


zoots01_800x533.jpg


zoots05_800x533.jpg


Pay desk

zoots04_800x533.jpg


Cloak room?

zoots06_800x533.jpg


The Priory

zoots07_533x800.jpg


zoots08_800x533.jpg


zoots09_800x533.jpg


zoots10_800x533.jpg


zoots11_533x800.jpg


This is how they make alcopops!

zoots12_800x533.jpg


zoots13_800x533.jpg


Store room with no proper access up to it.

zoots14_533x800.jpg


Tramp room

zoots15_533x800.jpg


zoots16_800x533.jpg


The main dancefloor

zoots17_800x533.jpg


zoots18_800x533.jpg


I wonder if it was a good night, there's a lot of unsold tickets.

zoots20_800x533.jpg


zoots21_533x800.jpg


They left all the takings behind!
It was also an American pool hall before it was Zoots
 

Cbene

28DL Member
28DL Member
I remember it being a hardware shop and roller skating rink (possibly called Skates or Skaters) before becoming a nightclub.
 

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