Ritz brick on ebay for £5,000
A SMALL piece of Brighouse history is on offer on internet auction site ebay.
A seller, who signs himself as 'town2football', is offering a brick from the doomed Ritz Ballroom – for a whopping 5,000.
His ad reads: "One house brick from the Ritz in Brighouse, top spot for Northern Soul and the great Larry L.''
He asks for a 'buy it now' price of 5,000 but so far there have not been any interested bids, although at the last count 52 surfers had viewed the ad.
If you're planning to bid time is short – midnight tonight.
Sunday will be a poignant day in the history of the Ritz, when the Wurtlitzer organ plays its final note.
Work on removing the restored 1937 organ will begin on Monday, the day after the last concert in the venue, which will be given by international musician Richard Hills. The organ will be taken to temporary accommodation while its owners, the Northern Cinema Organ Society, search for a new home.
Society officials had hoped to be able to announce the organ's new home at the concert on Sunday but are still trying to secure the instrument's future.
Mr Geoffrey Nield, society secretary, said: "This is a sad day for all concerned but we look forward to the challenge ahead."
The Ritz is closing as an entertainment venue and planning permission is being sought to demolish the building and replace it with 38 retirement apartments.
Meanwhile, Ritz management insist that it is very much business as usual.
Nothern soul nights continue their monthly sessions, Paul Carrack is booked for three nights in January and the Bootleg BNeatles are due to appear in June.
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