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No.146-148 High Street

146 - formerly Aura / The Gym Sports Bar / De Niro's Nightclub /
Level One "old Pacino's"
148 - Chilli Hut
formerly the Doric Cinema

Building History - No.146

29th Nov. 2014

Aura Nightclub opens on ground floor

Oct. 2014

De Niro's Nightclub closes

2014

The Gym Sports Bar on ground floor

De Niro's Grill on ground floor

The Millionaires Club on ground floor

2005

The Orange House Pub on ground floor

1996 -

De Niro's Nightclub

12th January 1993 - 1995

The New Cabaret Club

29th November 1989

Appearance by David Essex

22nd February 1988 - 1992

Celebrities Cabaret Club

1987

Appearance by Jimmy Jones

1986

146 The Cabaret Club
146a Pacino's Wine Bar
- Domeday Survey

3rd February 1984

Appearance by Showaddywaddy

Early 1980s

Appearance by Gene Pitney

1979 - 1987

The Cabaret Club

1964 - 1979

Unoccupied

12th June 1953

Doric Cinema
- Newmarket UDC re-numbering map

1st March 1937 -
27th July 1964

The Doric Cinema

1936

site of new 'Doric' cinema - Newmarket Directory

1911 -

Garage demolished to become part of the site
of the King Edward VII Memorial Hall

2 April 1911

Charles Davis, motor garage - Census

1909 / 1910

Botwood & Egerton, Motor Engineers Nkt.25 - Phone Book

April 1906 -
17th February 1910

Motor Garage: Botwood & Egerton of Ipswich

1904

Day, Frederick William, M.R.C.V.S. veterinary surgeon,
trainer of racehorses, Lowther House, High Street
- Kelly's Directory

1901

Frederick Day, veterinary surgeon - Census

1898

Lowther House: Jane Aldcroft - marriage details

1891

Lowther House: Jane Aldcroft - Census

1888

Lowther House: owned by Charlie Wood, champion jockey

Bef. 1888 - 1906

Lowther House

1881

Thomas Jennings, trainer of racehorses - Census

1871

Charles Rayner, trainer - Census

1861

Samuel Rogers, trainer of racehorses & jockey - Census

16th Jan 1812

Lease for a year of a Messuage and premises in Newmarket Mr. Robert Lacey to Viscount Lowther
- from details listed in the deeds for No.216 High Street - The White Lion
(Deeds held at the Suffolk Record Office)

1472

The Ship: Peter Petyeru, Adam Chapman, Nicholas Chapman, John Langham, Thomas Hacwrong, William Namsekyll - Peter May's map

Building History - No.148

Chilli Hut

Kebab takeaway

c.1990

Beautician's

1986

Unoccupied

Doric Barber Shop

12th June 1953

Hairdresser's
- Newmarket UDC re-numbering map

Bef. 1936

Demolished to make way for the 'Doric Cinema'
(see photo below)

1926

Kelty J.W. / Beales & Co.
- Newmarket Street Directory

1925

Kelty & Son (late Beales & Co.), motor engineers & agents,
carmen & carriers for the L.& N.E.R., High Street - Nkt.48.
- Kelly's Directory

1916

Beales & Co., carmen & carriers for the Great Eastern Railway Co.
- Kelly's Directory

2 April 1911

Charles Deeks, coach maker - Census
and Beales & Co. livery stables

1904

Deeks & son coach makers, High Street - Kelly's Directory

30th Jan 1902

Death of Sarah Saunders Deeks

1901

Sarah Deeks, widow, coach maker - Census

1901

Deeks & son carriage builder, High Street
- Eastern Counties of England Directory

1896

Deeks & son coach makers, High Street - Kelly's Directory

1892

Deeks & son coach makers, High Street - Kelly's Directory

1891

Sarah Deeks, widow, coach maker - Census

1888

Deeks & son coach makers, High Street - Kelly's Directory

1883

Deeks J.F.(executors of), coach makers, High Street - Kelly's Directory

1881

Sarah Deeks, widow, coachbuilder employing 6 Men and 3 Boys - Census

1879

Deeks J.F.(executors of), coach makers, High Street - Post Office Directory

29th July 1872

Death of James Francis Deeks

1871

James F. Deeks, coachbuilder - Census

1869

Deeks James Francis, coach builder, High Street - Post Office Directory

1861

James Francis Deeks, coach builder employing 3 Men and 1 Boy - Census

Notes

  • In October 2014 the former De Niro's Nightclub and all it's subsidary rooms were put up for sale for £2.1m - so at this point-in-time we wait with baited breath to see what next will appear on this grandiose site.

    - more details in the Newmarket Journal

  • Construction of the Doric Cinema 1936
    Aura Nighclub opening night

    Construction of the Doric Cinema 1936
    Construction of the Doric Cinema 1936 - photo courtesy of Peter Norman
    (click on the picture for a larger view) - (Brumby & Brown was a hairdressers)


    Arrangement of buildings on this site in 1911

  • Referring to the above picture, although the present 'Doric' building extends over the whole of No.146 & 148 High Street, originally there were three buildings on this site.

    If you look at the photo 'The Memorial Hall c. 1920' in the photos section below, the building that had been Botwood & Egerton and before that Lowther House had been demolished. The central entrance into the livery yard was still there, but the right-hand building had become part of the grounds of the recently built King Edward VII Memorial Hall - No.144 High Street.

  • The Doric Cinema


  • Doric Cinema - inside view c.1957 - photo courtesy of Peter Norman

  • The Doric Cinema was designed by Edgar J. Simmons and opened on 1st March 1937 with 1,124 seats and a stage 36 feet deep and 6 dressing rooms.
    It was operated by a local independent company - Doric Cinema (Newmarket) Ltd., and closed on 27th July 1964.

    Other cinemas designed by Edgar J. Simmons include:-
    As detailed on The Theatres Trust database one of the key aspects of the architecture of the Doric building is as follows:-
    'A boldly projecting semi-circular bay is set well off-centre, containing the entrance in a recessed colonnade with coupled Doric columns.'
    These columns are clearly what gave the Doric its name.

  • After it closed the Doric was unused for about 15 years until the Cabaret Club opened in 1979. It went on to become at ground level a pub called the Orange House around 2000, Millionaires in 2010 and was then renamed Pacino's Grill in 2012.
    The upper floors are occupied by De Niro's nightclub; which has a capacity of 1,500, 5 bars, 4 floors, 3 dance floors and 2 separate music rooms.

  • Licensing Details
  • The Orange House:-
    24/11/05 Dominic Joseph Duo Luminar Midlands & West Ltd
    6/12/05 Wayne Gibson Symonds " "
    6/2/07 Wayne Gibson Symonds 3D Entertainment Group
    17/9/08 Lee David Mark Burnett " "
    10/11/08 Lee David Mark Burnett Helena Leisure Ltd
    6/1/09 James Russell " "
    13/5/09 James Russell Helena Leisure 28 Ltd
    Millionaires:-
    4/1/10 James Russell Terence Lake

    Many thanks to Tony Pringle for the above licensing details.
  • Newmarket Local History Society - The Rise and Fall of the Cinema in Newmarket:-
    http://www.newmarketlhs.org.uk/lhs6A.htm

  • Situated in the left-hand corner at the front of the 'Doric' building, in what is now the Chilli Hut takeaway was the Doric Barber Shop.
    Slice n Time website
    http://www.slicentime.co.uk/memories.php#barbers


  • Chilli Hut - 2014



  • Botwood and Egerton Garage

  • THE SPEED OF MOTOR CARS
    Evening Star: March 30th 1903

    At Ipswich court today, before the Mayor (W.J. Catchpole Esq.) and other Magistrates,
    Mr. Reginald Egerton (of the firm of Botwood and Egerton, Motor Engineers, Carr Street) was summoned for driving a motor car at more than 12 miles an hour.
    When asked how he knew the car was travelling too fast, Police Constable Frederick James replied: "I hadn’t a stop watch or anything of the kind but I never saw a motor car go through the streets like it before."
    Mr. H. Binks, landlord of the Marsh Tavern estimated the speed at 20 miles an hour. He went on to say that he waited to see if the car came back and held up his hand for it to stop.
    The driver did stop and said to him, ‘Well, what is it?’
    Witness replied, ‘you have run over my dog.’
    Defendant said: ‘no I haven’t, your dog ran under my motor car.’ (laughter)
    A further witness, Edward Pyman, coach trimmer, claimed to be somewhat of a judge of pace.
    He was an old pedestrian and had seen ‘a lot of racing and some fast trotters in his time.’
    In his defence, Mr. Egerton claimed as his car was only in third gear there was no way he could have been travelling at the speed some of the witnesses claimed. No driver, he asserted, would ever dream of going so fast as that, because of the strain it would put on the engine.
    The bench found him guilty and imposed a fine of £2, with £1 8s 6d costs.

  • Botwood & Egerton had garages at both Ipswich and Newmarket - the company was dissolved on 17th February 1910.


  • Lowther House

  • Prior to Botwood & Egerton, this part of the site was Lowther House, which was built by Viscount Lowther - William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale. As detailed in the deeds for the White Lion - No.216 High Street, he acquired this piece of land on which the house was later built on 16th January 1812.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lowther,_2nd_Earl_of_Lonsdale

  • The Lowther family, Earl of Lonsdales, all had strong associations with Newmarket going back to the 17th century - for many generations they imported eastern blood and owned some of the early equestrian bloodlines:-
    • Lowther's White Legged Barb, 1685
    • Lowther's Bay Barb, 1690
    • Lonsdale's Grey Arabian, 1715
    • Lonsdale's Arabian, 1720
    • Lonsdale's Bay Arabian, 1720
    • Lowther's Arabian, 1725
    • Lonsdale's Black Arabian, 1725

  • The Lowther Family Tree
    [click on the picture for a larger view]

  • In later generations another family member; Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale also owned No.119 High Street - Lushington House, and No.121 High Street - Clifton House.



  • Just behind this site (on the other side of Fitzroy Street), Lowther Street, built in 1897, was also named after the Lowther family.

  • As the result of some details declared in an infamous court case it's known that in 1888 Lowther House was owned by the Jockey Charlie Wood, and at the same time he also owned No.82 High Street - the Greyhound Hotel and No.77 High Street - the Black Horse Hotel

  • In in the 1891 census Lowther House was occupied by Jane Aldcroft - 'lodging house keeper for race-weeks'. Jane was the widow of jockey Thomas Aldcroft who'd died on May 4th 1883. Previously she'd been living with Thomas next door in the financier Sir Ernest Cassel's Grafton House - No.144 High Street.

    Jane (nee Cartwright) was the daughter of John Cartwright and Helen Dawson, sister to the famous Dawson brothers, racehorse trainers.

    Jane remarried to trainer / veterinary surgeon Frederick (Fred) William Day and can be seen living here on the 1901 census with Fred's trainer son Reg and her nephew Joseph Cartwright, his assistant trainer.

    Newmarket Journal 15th January 1898
    Marriages

    Day - Aldcroft. - January 12, at St. Martin's Church, Exning (by licence), by the Rev. Arthur Vaile, vicar, Mr Frederick W. Day, trainer, Newmarket, to Mrs Aldcroft, Lowther House, Newmarket.


    1901 Census for Lowther House
    [click on the picture for a larger view]

  • Previously in 1894 Sir Ernest Cassel had commissioned the building of Moulton Paddocks and set-up Fred Day as his trainer there after Fred's return from Australia.

    A full story about Fred and his famous trainer son Reg Day can be found on the page for Terrace House - No.125 High Street.

    In 1906 Lowther House was demolished to make way for the Botwood & Egerton motor garge and by the 1911 census Fred, his family and his new wife Jane had moved across the road to Terrace House - No.125 High Street.

    The building that was Botwood & Egerton didn't last long though, as soon after 1911 it was demolished to become part pf the site of the new King Edward VII Memorial Hall - No.144 High Street.

  • Many thanks to Geoffrey Woollard for the above newspaper articles.


  • Building Changes

  • Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
    Newmarket Urban District Council Records
    Reference EF 506
  • Motor garage, on site of Lowther House, High St, for Botwood & Egerton (Bisshopp & Cautley, 32 Museum St, Ipswich) EF 506/6/1/11/276 Apr 1906
  • Motor garage sign, High St, for Botwood and Egerton (Bisshopp & Cautley, Ipswich) EF 506/6/1/11/282 (1906)
    [The spelling of Bisshopp is as per the Newmarket Urban District Council Records web page, and there was a Bisshopp family living in Ipswich at this time (?)]
  • Alterations, rear of new motor garage, Fitzroy St, for Botwood & Egerton EF 506/6/1/11/290 Sep 1906


  • James Francis Deeks and Charles Deeks & Sons - the coachbuilders

  • The son of James Deeks and Christian, James Francis Deeks was born in Tuddenham, near Barton Mills in 1815. He married Sarah Saunders in Cambridge in 1839 and can be seen in the 1851 Gardner's Directory at the Victoria Inn in Exning Road. Then in the 1855 White's Directory he'd started his coachmaking company in Mill Hill and by the 1861 census his business had moved to this site.

    His son Charles started his career as the inn keeper at the Three Tuns in Market Street.

    James died on 29th July 1872 and his widow Sarah carried on the business. Charles also followed in his father's footsteps, being listed as a coachbuilder while still living and working at the Three Tuns.



    By 1881 Charles moved from the Three Tuns into Aston House - No.180 High Street, on the corner of Grafton Street (Black Bear Lane). Living to the age of 90 his mother Sarah died on 30th January 1902 and Charles moved here to live in the private house as shown in the site picture above. The coachbuilding business seems to have finished trading by then though as Beales & Co. livery stables were now in that side of the building.




  • Building Changes

  • Planning Application - DC/15/0754/FUL
    Application Received Fri 10 Apr 2015
    Application Validated Wed 29 Apr 2015
    Address 146A High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9AW
    Proposal Planning Application - Conversion of former nightclub to residential use (36 no. apartments) and 290 square metres of office space as amended by drawings received on 7th July 2015.
    Status Pending Decision

  • Planning Application - DC/14/0213/FUL
    Application Received Mon 03 Feb 2014
    Application Validated Tue 04 Feb 2014
    Address Car Park To Rear Of De Niros Grosvenor Yard Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9AW
    Proposal Resubmission of DC/13/0752/FUL - Retrospective Application: change of use from car park to hand car wash facility to include associated external drainage works.
    Decision Approve Application

  • Planning Application - DC/13/0752/FUL
    Application Received Mon 25 Nov 2013
    Application Validated Mon 25 Nov 2013
    Address Car Park To Rear Of De Niros Grosvenor Yard Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9AW
    Proposal Retrospective Application - change of use from car park to hand car wash facility to include associated external drainage works.
    Decision Withdrawn/ Abandoned

  • Planning Application - F/2010/0518/DC
    Application Received Tue 20 Jul 2010
    Application Validated Wed 21 Jul 2010
    Address De Niro's Night Club 146A High Street Newmarket
    Proposal Discharge of condition 9 of planning permission F/2009/0639/FUL
    Decision Application Approved

  • Planning Application - F/2010/0377/DC
    Application Received Thu 27 May 2010
    Application Validated Fri 28 May 2010
    Address 146 High Street Newmarket
    Proposal Discharge of Condition 3 of planning permission F/2009/0639/FUL
    Decision Application Approved

  • Planning Application - F/2009/0639/FUL
    Application Received Fri 06 Nov 2009
    Application Validated Fri 13 Nov 2009
    Address De Niro's Nightclub 146a High Street Newmarket
    Proposal Removal of existing windows, doors and demolition of existing roof to VIP area on top floor. Existing walls built up and new walls constructed to match existing, new steel posts installed with toughened glass between steel posts, structural supports fixed back to a new roof with mesh infill to create a covered external smoking shelter, as amended by plans received 9th December 2009.
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/2008/0445/FUL
    Alternative Reference PP-00477701 PS/2010/0198
    Application Received Wed 18 Jun 2008
    Application Validated Wed 02 Jul 2008
    Address De Niro's 146 High Street Newmarket
    Proposal Provision of smoking area for nightclub including removal of existing external walls
    Decision Recommend Refusal

  • Planning Application - F/2008/0150/ADI
    Application Received Fri 22 Feb 2008
    Application Validated Wed 27 Feb 2008
    Address 146 High Street Newmarket
    Proposal Display of externally illuminated fascia sign, projection sign and side elevation sign. Display of non-illuminated amenity boards and lower level aluminium panels (as amended by plans received 14th April 2008).
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/2007/0990/FUL
    Application Received Fri 30 Nov 2007
    Application Validated Mon 03 Dec 2007
    Address De Niro's Nightclub Grosvenor Yard Newmarket
    Proposal Erection of a smoking shelter
    Decision Recommend Refusal

  • Planning Application - F/2005/0577/VAR
    Application Received Mon 18 Jul 2005
    Application Validated Wed 20 Jul 2005
    Address Part ground floor The Orange House 146 High Street Newmarket
    Proposal Variation of condition 2 of planning permission F/2000/703 to extend opening hours until 12:30am on thursday evenings
    Decision Application Approved

  • Planning Application - F/2004/0686/OUT
    Application Received Thu 05 Aug 2004
    Application Validated Thu 09 Sep 2004
    Address Land to rear of De Niros Nightclub Grosvenor Yard Newmarket
    Proposal Outline application: erection of a two storey building comprising 8 bedsits
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/2001/659
    Application Received Wed 26 Sep 2001
    Application Validated Thu 08 Nov 2001
    Address 146 High Street Newmarket.
    Proposal Provision of customer seating area on forecourt.
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/2001/525
    Application Received Thu 30 Aug 2001
    Application Validated Thu 30 Aug 2001
    Address De Niros Nite Club Grosvenor Yard Newmarket.
    Proposal Location of 6 antennae and 2 microwave dishes at rooftop level, mounted on 3 freestand frames. 3 equipment cabins and and cabinet at ground level.
    Decision Recommend Refusal

  • Planning Application - F/2001/109
    Application Received Wed 14 Feb 2001
    Application Validated Mon 26 Feb 2001
    Address The Orange House (Formerly Celebrities Cabaret Club) 146 High Street Newmarket.
    Proposal Construction of platform with ventilation unit above and erection of extract duct.
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/2001/011/ADI
    Application Received Tue 02 Jan 2001
    Application Validated Wed 10 Jan 2001
    Address Celebrities Cabaret Club 146 High Street Newmarket.
    Proposal Display of externally illuminated signage as amended by plans received 2.5.2001.
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/2000/703
    Application Received Mon 06 Nov 2000
    Application Validated Wed 22 Nov 2000
    Address Part Ground Floor Celebrities Cabaret Club 146 High Street Newmarket.
    Proposal Change of use from cabaret club to A3 use (theme bar/restaurant) and construction of access ramp on frontage.
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/99/347
    Application Received Mon 05 Jul 1999
    Application Validated Mon 12 Jul 1999
    Address Celebrities Complex 146 High Street Newmarket.
    Proposal Removal of existing entrance to De Niros niteclub, new concrete path and canopy leading to new niteclub entrance and erection of wall to display new sign.
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/99/346/ADI
    Application Received Mon 05 Jul 1999
    Application Validated Mon 12 Jul 1999
    Address Celebrities Complex 146 High Street Newmarket.
    Proposal Removal of existing signage and display of replacement signage to signify new entrance position.
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/99/200
    Application Received Fri 23 Apr 1999
    Application Validated Tue 27 Apr 1999
    Address Pacino's Steak & Wine Bar Ltd 146 High Street Newmarket.
    Proposal Proposed alteration to existing fire escape.
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/96/511
    Application Received Thu 19 Mar 1998
    Application Validated Thu 19 Mar 1998
    Address 146 Pacinos Wine Bar High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Development relating to the Celebrities Complex, 146 High Street, Newmarket
    Decision Withdrawn/ Abandoned

  • Planning Application - F/97/053
    Application Received Thu 23 Jan 1997
    Application Validated Thu 23 Jan 1997
    Address Pacinos 146a High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Retention of skytracker Searchlight on a permanent basis.
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/96/241/CL
    Application Received Wed 29 May 1996
    Application Validated Wed 29 May 1996
    Address 146 High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Proposed use of De Niros and/or Pacinos (in conjunction with the cabaret club) as a night club. (Appeal Allowed)
    Decision Refuse Application

  • Planning Application - F/96/184/CL
    Application Received Wed 06 Mar 1996
    Application Validated Wed 06 Mar 1996
    Address Cabaret Club/Pacinos/De Niros 146 High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Certificate of lawful use or development. Creation of new internal floor space throug construction of additional levels within the existing building, together with the associated works
    Decision Approve Application

  • Planning Application - F/96/286
    Application Received Wed 28 Feb 1996
    Application Validated Wed 28 Feb 1996
    Address The Celebrities Complex 146 High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Change of use from entertainment centre/night club (cabaret club) with disco at parts first and second floors (de niros) and wine bar/restaurant at remainder first floor (pacinos) to permit (a) the use of de niros and/or pacinos in conjunction with the cabaret club as a night club/entertainment centre (b) the use of the cabaret club as a discotheque in conjunction with de niros (c) use of the whole building as a comprehensive entertainment centre/night club with increased capacities as set out in letter dated 24.04.96.
    Decision Withdrawn/ Abandoned

  • Planning Application - F/96/092/A
    Application Received Thu 08 Feb 1996
    Application Validated Thu 08 Feb 1996
    Address Pacinos 146A High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Retrospective application - Skytracker searchlight
    Decision Approve Temporary Consent

  • Planning Application - F/96/017
    Application Received Wed 17 Jan 1996
    Application Validated Wed 17 Jan 1996
    Address The Celebrities complex High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Erection of spiral staircase by side entrance as amended to include enlargement of cloakroom at first floor level and revisions to entrance ramp approved under F/94/481 by letter and drawings received 20.2.96
    Decision Application Approved

  • Planning Application - F/95/551
    Application Received Tue 28 Nov 1995
    Application Validated Tue 28 Nov 1995
    Address 146A High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Creation of new internal floor space through construction of additional levels wwithin the existing building.
    Decision Refuse Application

  • Planning Application - F/95/140
    Application Received Wed 24 May 1995
    Application Validated Wed 24 May 1995
    Address Pacinos Wine Bar 146 High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal New service and fire escapes.
    Decision Withdrawn/ Abandoned

  • Planning Application - F/95/139
    Application Received Wed 24 May 1995
    Application Validated Wed 24 May 1995
    Address Pacinos Wine Bar 146 High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Alterations to form additional floorspace within existing building and installation of new service and fire escape stairs.
    Decision Withdrawn/ Abandoned

  • Planning Application - F/95/134/CL
    Application Received Fri 14 Apr 1995
    Application Validated Fri 14 Apr 1995
    Address Cabaret Club/Pacinos/De Niros High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Creation of new internal floor space through construction of additional levels within the existing building.
    Decision Refuse Application

  • Planning Application - F/94/481
    Application Received Mon 13 Feb 1995
    Application Validated Mon 13 Feb 1995
    Address The Celebrities Complex 146 High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Erection of covered entrance ramp to side elevation and three storey extension and fire escape staircase to rear elevation as amended by letter received 16/03/95 to relate to covered entrance and ramp only
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/94/444/A
    Application Received Thu 09 Feb 1995
    Application Validated Thu 09 Feb 1995
    Address The Celebrities Complex 146 High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Display of 2 no externally illuminated entrance signs
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/93/516
    Application Received Thu 23 Sep 1993
    Application Validated Thu 23 Sep 1993
    Address Celebrities High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Alterations to existing front fire escape.
    Decision Application Approved

  • Planning Application - F/93/459
    Application Received Wed 25 Aug 1993
    Application Validated Wed 25 Aug 1993
    Address Celebrities 146 - 148 High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Erection of ground floor fire escape enclosure to rear
    Decision Application Approved

  • Planning Application - F/91/335
    Application Received Thu 06 Jun 1991
    Application Validated Thu 06 Jun 1991
    Address 146A High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Erection of conservatory bar and site access to new nightclub
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/89/023/A
    Application Received Mon 09 Jan 1989
    Application Validated Mon 09 Jan 1989
    Address The New Cabaret Club 146 High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Display of internally illuminated sign with moving letters
    Decision Recommend Refusal

  • Planning Application - F/88/1021
    Application Received Tue 15 Nov 1988
    Application Validated Tue 15 Nov 1988
    Address Newmarket Cabaret Club High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Additional offices above stage shops with offices above and dwelling for use in association with site management.
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/88/493
    Application Received Mon 11 Jul 1988
    Application Validated Mon 11 Jul 1988
    Address Pacinos 146A High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Resiting of satellite dish as amended by drawing received 22/06/88
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/86/853
    Application Received Fri 12 Dec 1986
    Application Validated Fri 12 Dec 1986
    Address Parts 1st and 2nd floors Pacinos Wine Bar 146A High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal C/Use to discotheque
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/85/609
    Application Received Fri 04 Oct 1985
    Application Validated Fri 04 Oct 1985
    Address First Floor 146A High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal C/Use and alterations to provide wine bar and resturant
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/83/724
    Application Received Thu 01 Dec 1983
    Application Validated Thu 01 Dec 1983
    Address Newmarket Cabaret Club High Street Newmarket
    Proposal Additional Offices above stage shops with offices above and dwelling for use in association with site management
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/83/384
    Application Received Tue 27 Sep 1983
    Application Validated Tue 27 Sep 1983
    Address R/o Newmarket Cabaret Club Grosvenor Yard High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Guest suites for visiting entertainers.
    Decision Withdrawn/ Abandoned

  • Planning Application - F/83/385
    Application Received Mon 23 May 1983
    Application Validated Mon 23 May 1983
    Address Newmarket Cabaret Club High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal C/Use of first floor to offices.
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/81/214
    Application Received Mon 27 Jul 1981
    Application Validated Mon 27 Jul 1981
    Address Site Of Old Doric Cinema High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Commercial development shops and offices housing development 1/2 person units and maisonettes (36 units) as amended by letter dated 6.5.81 and drawings Nos. 220/1/A 2/A 3/A 4/A 5/A recieved on 7.5.81
    Decision Recommend Refusal

  • Planning Application - F/79/675
    Application Received Mon 12 Nov 1979
    Application Validated Mon 12 Nov 1979
    Address Dorio Cinema High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Car park
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/79/757
    Application Received Mon 15 Oct 1979
    Application Validated Mon 15 Oct 1979
    Address Doric Cinema High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Toilet block
    Decision Approve with conditions

  • Planning Application - F/78/366
    Application Received Thu 13 Jul 1978
    Application Validated Thu 13 Jul 1978
    Address Former Doric Cinema 148 High Street Newmarket Suffolk
    Proposal Use of former cinema as entertainment centre/nightclub
    Decision Approve with conditions


  • Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch
    Newmarket Urban District Council Records
    Reference EF 506
  • Additional storey in yard, High St, for C. Deeks & Sons (John Flatman) EF 506/6/1/G42 Dec 1892
  • Additions to coach builders shop, behind High St, for Deeks & Son (John Flatman) EF 506/6/1/G43 Sep 1893
  • Shop front, High St, for Beales & Co EF 506/6/1/19/664 Jan 1924
  • Enlargement of shop front, High St, for Beales & Co EF 506/6/1/20/706 Mar 1925


  • Many thanks to Tony Pringle for his photos 'Millionaires 5-11-2010', 'Orange House' & 'The Cabaret Club'.

  • Photo 'The Doric Cinema c. 1968' by kind permission of the Newmarket Journal and the Newmarket Memories Facebook page.

  • Many thanks to Margaret Cole for the photo 'The Cabaret Club 1989.

  • Many thanks to 'Old Newmarket' for the photos 'The Doric c. 1960', 'The Doric c.1950', 'The Doric c. 1940', 'Grafton House c. 1910', 'Botwood & Egerton c. 1908' & 'Grafton House c. 1905'.

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The Gym Sports Bar - 2014

The Gym Sports Bar - 2014

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