Bishopwearmouth, Crowtree Road, Palace theatre

HER Number:
13556

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Bishopwearmouth, Crowtree Road, Palace theatre

Place:
Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Music Speech and Dance Venue

Site Type: Specific:
Music Hall

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Designed by Thomas Angelo Moore and opened as a Theatre of Varieties by Mr Horace Livermore in August 1891.Due to competition from the newly built Empire Theatre it closed down in 1908 to 1909. It reopened in 1909 with the presentation of Hamilton's Flickerless Pictures. From 1918-1948 it was managed by Mrs Grey, the only woman in the country to hold such a position at that time. The theatre closed on the 1st December 1956 and was left unoccupied until it was demolished in 1973. Crowtree Lesiure Centre was built on the site (now demolished).

Easting:
3937

Northing:
5700

Grid Reference:
NZ39375700

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Anderson, A. (1995) A century of Sunderland Cinemas; Archaeological Research Services, 2015, Crowtree Leisure Centre site, Sunderland - Archaeological Assessment; Plans and Sections at DRO TRM/1/435-452