Sunderland, Fawcett Street, Theatre de Luxe

HER Number:
13555

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Fawcett Street, Theatre de Luxe

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Theatre

Site Type: Specific:
Cinema

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The Theatre De Luxe was in Fawcett Street in the Town Centre opposite the Town Hall. It opened on the 19th April. It was due to opposition from the newly opened Havelock Cinema on the corner of Fawcett Street which finally forced it to close in 1917, having only been opened for 5 years. The exterior architecture of the building still remains but has been converted into commercial premises.

Easting:
397

Northing:
571

Grid Reference:
NZ397571

Lats/Lons:

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