Albert Hall Music Hall

In 2015, the Hull City Council served a Section 215 notice on the building's private owners, ordering them to repair and restore it by the end of the month or pay the bill for its subsequent demolition.

Plans confirm that the Albert Hall was a somewhat speculative venture, built in April 1873 by a local merchant William Fussey.

The dressing rooms suggest Mr Fussey’s immediate incursion into the entertainment business, which was already a family interest, and the use of music hall acts.

At this point living accommodation was constructed at the rear of the premises with a kitchen and lounge taking the space of the former smaller billiards room with three bedrooms and a bathroom above.

The Albert Hall closed in 1965 when its licence was transferred to the Schooner, a new pub on Anlaby Park Road North.

Planning permission was submitted in October 2005 for the erection of a 116 bedroom hotel with conference rooms, coffee lounge, restaurant, bar areas, external courtyard and 48 space basement car park.

Midland Street in Hull. The Albert Hall can be seen third from the left.
Demolition of the Albert Hall, Midland Street, Hull - 3 June 2015
Rear of the Albert Hall Music Hall, following the demolition of the New York Hotel - March 2016