Top Rank Suite
Top Rank Suite was the name given to a chain of nightclubs in the United Kingdom owned by the Rank Organisation. They were sometimes known as Top Rank Ballrooms. Venues. Brighton. The Brighton Top Rank Suite opened in October 1965. It was rebranded in 1973 plus referb and called KingsWest. It was refurbished in 1990 and renamed the Event, and then refurbished and renamed Event II in 1996. In 2007 another refurbishment led to it reopening as Oceana, and later as Pryzm. Cardiff. The Cardiff Top Rank opened in 1963 on Queen Street in the centre of  the city. It hosted acts such as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and U2. The Top Rank closed in 1982 but the venue continued under a series of names until the building was demolished in 2005. Croydon. The 1960s saw the Top Rank active in Croydon. During the following decade it was rebranded as Cinatra's, which was an equally popular venue for many years. The reputation of the club began to decline in the 1990s, and eventually so did its trade. Cinatra's closed its doors for the final time in 2004 & has been vacant & boarded up ever since. Reading . The Reading Top Rank Ballroom opened in October 1967, with the building being demolished in 2015 to make way for the Station Hill redevelopment. Southampton. The Southampton Top Rank opened in the mid 1960s, was renamed "The Mayfair", and closed in the late 1980s. Swansea. The Swansea Top Rank was built by the Rank Organisation in 1967, and was initially a cinema. In 1972, Les Harvey, the guitarist and co-founder of the band Stone the Crows, died after being electrocuted on the stage of the club. The club operated under several names before the building was demolished in 2016 . Watford. The Watford Top Rank Suite still operates as a nightclub. It was subsequently renamed "Bailey's", then "Paradise Lost", "Kudos", "Destiny", "Oceana", and most recently "Pryzm".