Co-Coperative Emporium And Danum House

The Doncaster Co-operative Society operated a department store on St Sepulchre Gate in Doncaster. In the 1930s, it decided to open a replacement shop on the opposite site of the road. It was constructed from 1938 to 1940, to a design by local architect Henry Arthur Johnson. It was originally named the "Co-operative Emporium". The building contained a ballroom on the third floor, at which performers included The Beatles, Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine. It later became a nightclub, known variously as Karisma, Romeo and Juliets, and Seventh Heaven, which closed in 2004. After attending the World Budgerigar Championships, James Hunt was barred from entering the club due to being drunk, and…