Crowtree Road, Palace theatre
Crowtree Road, Palace theatre
HER Number
              13556
          District
              Sunderland
          Site Name
              Crowtree Road, Palace theatre
          Place
              Bishopwearmouth
          Map Sheet
              NZ35NE
          Class
              Recreational
          Site Type: Broad
              Music Speech and Dance Venue
          Site Type: Specific
              Music Hall
          General Period
              POST MEDIEVAL
          Specific Period
              Victorian 1837 to 1901
          Form of Evidence
              Demolished Building
          Description
              Designed by Thomas Angelo Moore and opened as a Theatre of Varieties by Mr Horace Livermore in August 1891.Due to competition from the newly built Empire Theatre it closed down in 1908 to 1909. It reopened in 1909 with the presentation of Hamilton's Flickerless Pictures.  From 1918-1948 it was managed by Mrs Grey, the only woman in the country to hold such a position at that time. The theatre closed on the 1st December 1956 and was left unoccupied until it was demolished in 1973. Crowtree Lesiure Centre was built on the site (now demolished).
          Easting
              439370
          Northing
              557000
          Grid Reference
              NZ439370557000
    Sources
              Anderson, A. (1995) A century of Sunderland Cinemas; Archaeological Research Services, 2015, Crowtree Leisure Centre site, Sunderland - Archaeological Assessment; Plans and Sections at DRO TRM/1/435-452