Sunderland, Holmeside, Ritz Cinema

HER Number:
13560

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Holmeside, Ritz Cinema

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 Ritz opened on the 1st March 1937 as part of Union Cinemas. It was of art deco style designed by architect William Riddell Glen. It was taken over by Associated British Cinema and renamed ABC in 1961. In 1974 it was converted into a two screen cinema with the rear stalls area being converted into a Painted Wagon pub. It closed on 29th April 1999. The site has re-opened as The Point, a nightclub but has lost all of its original internal features. The exterior, however, remains unchanged.

Easting:
3950

Northing:
5677

Grid Reference:
NZ39505677

Lats/Lons:

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