The building opened as a
palais de danse to replace
Victoria Halls in Talbot Street. It was known as
Greyfriars Hall and was opened by the
Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Walter Wessen, on 8 October 1929. It was designed by the Nottingham architectural practice of
Evans, Clark and Woollatt for W. A. Walker at a cost of £30,000. The main dance hall with a floor of by which accommodated 600 dancers. One of the main events of the year was the
General Hospital Ball which transferred to this venue in 1929. On 12 May 1940 three men were discovered inside the building by a police officer, and charged with breaking and entering It subsequently changed its name in the 1990s to
MGM and in 1999 became
Ocean a club mainly used by students. ==References==