Tyne and Wear HER(17139): Hetton-le-Hole, Pavillion Terrace, Pavillion Theatre - Details
17139
Sunderland
Hetton-le-Hole, Pavillion Terrace, Pavillion Theatre
Hetton-le-Hole
NZ34NE
Recreational
Music Speech and Dance Venue
Theatre
Modern
C20
Extant Building
Pavillion Theatre built on land known as the show field off Richard Street by Ralph Barton, salt works owner in 1909. The manager was William Travers of Houghton. The theatre doubled as a cinema. Two films were shown each night. Silent movies were accompanied by live music. The last film to be shown when the Pavillion closed on June 6th 1959 was 'Home after Dark'.
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4746
NZ35534746
Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas p428; Third Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1919