The Askew

The Askew

HER Number

7876

District

Gateshead

Site Name

The Askew

Place

Gateshead

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Cinema

Site Type: Specific

Cinema

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Gateshead's first permanent cinema. Opened in 1909. Generally known as "Horns".

Easting

425600

Northing

563100

Grid Reference

NZ425600563100

Sources

I.C. Carlton, 1974, A Short History of Gateshead, p 69