Bristol Ice Rink
May 2013
Opened in 1966 by Mecca, the original building included an ABC cinema, 12 bars, a bowling alley, a 2000 capacity ballroom (which apparently had a really fancy illuminated ceiling), a casino and a nightclub. By 1998, part of the complex had been converted to student accommodation and another part converted into a large nightclub (and a rather good one!); the O2 Academy Bristol. This left the Ice Rink still running although part of the old nightclub was still in the upper level but had mostly been stripped.
Bristol Ice Rink was home to the Bristol Pitbull ice hockey team. But after operating for 46 years, it closed it’s doors at the end of October 2012. The site is now being converted into, further, student accommodation.
Opened in 1966 by Mecca, the original building included an ABC cinema, 12 bars, a bowling alley, a 2000 capacity ballroom (which apparently had a really fancy illuminated ceiling), a casino and a nightclub. By 1998, part of the complex had been converted to student accommodation and another part converted into a large nightclub (and a rather good one!); the O2 Academy Bristol. This left the Ice Rink still running although part of the old nightclub was still in the upper level but had mostly been stripped.
Bristol Ice Rink was home to the Bristol Pitbull ice hockey team. But after operating for 46 years, it closed it’s doors at the end of October 2012. The site is now being converted into, further, student accommodation.
