Sunderland, High Street East, Gaiety Cinema

HER Number:
13551

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, High Street East, Gaiety Cinema

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Music Speech and Dance Venue

Site Type: Specific:
Theatre

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The Gaiety Picture and Variety Theatre stood in High St East and was the most famous in the area. It was opened shortly before Christmas 1913. The cinema closed in March 1958. The site has been entirely renovated and no original architecture remains.

Easting:
402

Northing:
572

Grid Reference:
NZ402572

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Anderson, A. (1995) A century of Sunderland Cinemas