When the Mecca Locarno when opened in Manningham Lane in the early 1960s it was reputed to have cost over half a million to build. The now disused music and dance venue was built on the site of a former roller skating arena which was burned to the ground in 1955. Over the years this huge ballroom has changed hands many times. In more modern times the venue was Maestros before being turned into Penningtons by Bradford businessman John Pennington who sold it in 2003 when it became the Town and Country Club. In past few years the venue has been the target of arsonists yet to this day still remains looking dishevelled however it is unlikely that it will ever operate as a night club again. This piece of land it stands on is within a Council community priority area in the Unitary Development Plan This means it need to serve the local community as a community facility, housing for local needs or something which generates employment.