27/10/2026
This week, the Main Hall at Moor Pool Hall has had its historic semi-sprung maple floor re-sanded and resealed due to wear. The floor has one more coat left and and will be left to cure on Wednesday, ready for the Hall to reopen on Thursday!
While work has been underway, we came across this fascinating advert in the Birmingham Mail, dated 18th August 1939.
The advert announces a grand reopening night, complete with live music, dancing and a ‘New Maple Floor’! We’re not sure whether the floor was newly installed or simply refurbished at the time. Maple was also a popular choice for dance halls and gymnasiums, providing a smooth, hard-wearing surface.
Just over two weeks later, on 3rd September 1939, Britain declared war on Germany.
Despite the outbreak of war, dancing at Moor Pool Hall continued. Another reopening night was advertised in November 1939, this time with a reference to air raid shelter arrangements and staff in attendance, while further advertisements show that dances continued into the 1940s.
While we don’t have any ballroom dances planned, we look forward to welcoming all our regular users and visitors back to the Main Hall from Thursday, with the very same maple floor freshly resealed and ready for many more years of use!
