Sunderland, Bedford Street, Theatre Royal

Tyne and Wear HER(13744): Sunderland, Bedford Street, Theatre Royal - Details

HER Number:
13744

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Bedford Street, Theatre Royal

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Music Speech and Dance Venue

Site Type: Specific:
Theatre

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1896. A 2000 seat boxing stadium in operation from 1934-36.

Easting:
3980

Northing:
5721

Grid Reference:
NZ39805721

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ordnance Survey Second Edition Map 1898; Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 19