Ron's magnificent discovery of La Boom Boom this week shows us another type of venue where wrestling took place. He found another Cabaret Venue in Birmingham and I can now add the Northern Ireland coast with some proper big 1976 names:
This gets me to thinking in just how many other types of venue Wrestling took place.
Can you add any more to the list below, updated 5th October 2022?
Cabaret Night Clubs eg Bangor, Co. Down.
Football fields eg Hastings Pilot Field
Piers eg Hastings Pier.
Corn Exchanges eg Bedford.
Cinemas eg Granada Tooting.
Circus Tent matches eg Garden Festival in Stoke-on-Trent.
Markets eg Lincoln, Carlisle.
Works Canteens per Ron's thread Pubs including Merry Fiddlers Dagenham and Festival Inn, Trowell.
Ice Rink eg Durham
Working Men's Clubs. George IV seems to be responsible.
Cattle Market eg Norwich.
Public Library, eg Wimbledon.
Swimming Baths eg Saul Street, Preston
Hippodromes eg Great Yarmouth.
Theatres eg White Rock, Hastings
Rotundas, eg Brighton Dome and Royal Albert Hall.
Halls of various types: Aberdeen Music Hall, Brent Town Hall.
Village Hall playing field eg Garstang.
Farmyard at Cockerham 1964
Farmer's field at Out Rawcliffe, Lancs.
British Legion eg Runcorn
Civic Halls eg Ellesmere Port
Circus Ring eg Blackpool Tower.
Coal miners' fair at Settle, Yorks. Vicarage at Stretton-on-Dunsmore
Wrestling/Boxing Stadia eg Wryton and Liverpool Stadiums, St James's Hall Newcastle.
Assembly Rooms eg Garstang, Tunbridge Wells, Tamworth
Mechanics Institute eg Crewe
Department stores including Sainsbury's and Jarrolds.
Parks, such as Roundhay, Leeds.
Slag Heap at Cutacre Clough, Little Hulton, Bolton.
Stately Manor, for Hunt Ball, near Bridlington.
"The Miners Scheme" Coalville in Leicestershire. This may turn out to be a Working Men's Club or a baths.
Hospitals: St. Bart's in Little Britain. Any others?
Stringfellows' Night Club, Cambridge Circus
Town Shows such as Northampton
Public Houses: Lumley Arms, Maltby. Any others?
Breweries in Newcastle and Liverpool.
Mental hospital
Miners Hall Tydesley
Astor strip club Albert Road, Blackpool
British Legion, Windermere Road
Rugby Club at Blaydon
Department store, John Lewis, Liverpool, Christmas party
Holiday at Home events across the country during WW2 including wrestling at Primrose Park in Jarrow.
Schools: St Francis Secondary, M'cr and St Albans Comprehensive.
ABOVE UPDATED 28.8.2024
This very morning a new one. ITV Breakfast shows a story and footage of a lady reverend who has a wrestling ring inside her church: all stained glass and suplexes! She appears to be the ref or emcee.
Quite incredible, in my opinion.
Coincidentally this news item brings in yesterday's discussion about the ethics of the deceit of professional wrestling in a religious context.