The Savoy.Southwick. It became a bingo hall, then a salesroom, arsonists recently destroyed it.
THEATRES AND CINEMAS
Lyceum Theatre in 1856 where Sir Henry Irvine made his debut.
Theatre De Luxe, Fawcett Street.
The Villiers.Villiers Street. Sunderland's first purpose built. picture house I've been told.
Ritz.Corner of Holmside and Park Lane. Became The ABC then the Point bars....
The Royal then and the 70's version and thena mysterious fire.
The Gaiety, wiith an empty jam jar, entry was free.
The Roker on Roker Avenue.
The Cora,.Southwick Road. also known as the fleapit also in view is the Blacksmiths being demolished.
The Palace.High Street West. with The George And Dragon in view.
Earlier pic of The Palace, High street west.
Studios One and Two.High Street West. First to show mucky films in the 70's.
Avenue Theatre and Opera House. Gillbridge Avenue, after and before for some reason.
Black's picture palace before it became The Bromarsh.. Situated on the north end of Wearmouth Bridge it was hit by a bomb in WWII killing three people. .
The Regent Ryhope Road, Grangetown.
Earlier photo of the Cora Picture House, showing the Blacksmiths.
Marina.Sea Road. I remember going in here in the 60's to see Summer Holiday not long before demolition.
Another view of the Cora Picture House with the Roker Avenue lighthouse in the background.
The Foyer of The Marina,on Sea Road.
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Mackie's Corner and Havelock Theatre, it was the first to play talkies in Sunderland, pulled down 1963.
It's opposite Mackie's Corner (see next picture)
Olympia. Holmeside, the Odeon as was built on the site.
The 'Milly' and still standing.
The Odeon, still standing as a bingo hall in Holmeside.
King's Cinema, Crowtree Road. just before the war.
King's Cinema,Crowtree Road. with info.
King's Cinema, Crowtree Road. prior to demolition.
A later view of the Havelock Theatre, 1950's.
Black's Regal Theatre. Holmside. later The Odeon and still there. .
The Gem. Clockwell Street Southwick. with info and note Southwick council.
Queen's Hall Kinema with the Grand Hotel in view.
Earlier pic of The Picture House AKA The Ranch.
Empire theatre in the olden days.
Plaza. Pallion Road. with info.
Situated in High Street West opened 16th December 1912. It became known as The Ranch because of the number of the westerns it showed. Was renowned for its sliding roof which was intended to open in warm weather.
Empire Cinema, our only one and modern.
Empire in the early days again with the original Terpsichora on top.
Victoria Hall interior prior to the disaster.
Victoria Hall, scene of the disaster .Saturday 16th June, 1883 that killed 183 children.
The Royalty Theatre on the Royalty..
Inside the Royalty Theatre.
Sunderland Empire Theatre interior.
The Empire Theatre today.
Empire Theatre interior again.
The Grand Electric Cinema, in Ryhope 1948.
The Grand Electric Cinema, in Ryhope off to Beamish museum soon.
Inside The Odeon, Holmeside, all intact bar the organ.
Odeon interior. or is it?
Inside the Palace, High street west.
Inside The Grand Electric Cinema today.
Interior of Havelock, Fawcett St and High St West.
Inside the Ritz foyer before it became the ABC.
Further Afield
Queues at the Marina, Sea Road.
Carlton cinema AKA The Glebe, Derwent Terrace.
The Ritz on Blue House Lane Corner.
The Regal entrance from Spout Lane
The Ritz, Concorde.
Inside the Ritz.
Queens Cinema alongside Victoria Hotel .
The Gem Cinema.
Queens Cinema., Fatfield road.
The Victory Cinema. after WW2.
The Grand Electric Cinema, Ryhope, then and now.
Houghton le Spring Classic cinema
Houghton le Spring Coliseum cinema
Tivoli cinema New Herrington.
Pavilion Cinema, Hetton-le-Hole.