South Shields, Sea Road, Pier Pavilion (Westovian Theatre)

HER Number:
14433

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Sea Road, Pier Pavilion (Westovian Theatre)

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

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 Pier Pavilion started out as a rain shelter. The then South Shields Corporation, at the instigation of Alderman Gompertz, converted the old Sea Side Shelter in Pier Parade into a small community theatre in 1948, to mitigate the loss of the Queens, which had been destroyed by bombing, in 1941. The Pier Pavilion was opened on Whit Monday 1949 and for the next few years presented seasons of Repertory and Concert Shows. The theatre has since been through many changes, including recent modernisation. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
3713

Northing:
6757

Grid Reference:
NZ37136757

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
SOUTH TYNESIDE LOCAL LIST REVIEW 2011: REFERENCE NUMBER: LSHA/43/SS