14 Brinkburn Street, Brinkburn Picture Theatre
14 Brinkburn Street, Brinkburn Picture Theatre
HER Number
12831
District
Newcastle
Site Name
14 Brinkburn Street, Brinkburn Picture Theatre
Place
Byker
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
Demolished Building
Description
The Brinkburn Picture Theatre opened on 28 February 1910. It seated 930 and had 40 standing places. It was owned by James MacHarg. On 27 November 1910 a concert was held here by Newcastle United for the East End Distress Fund. In 1920 the cinema was redecorated in cream and gold. The Apollo (HER 1590) across the road was under the same management. In 1937 the stalls in the Brinkburn were replaced with 646 forms and the cinema redecorated. In the 1940s and early 1950s the Brinkburn was programmed with the Lyric in Heaton. The Brinkburn did well because the Apollo had been bombed-out. The Brinkburn closed in July 1960. It became a warehouse and was later demolished.
Easting
426800
Northing
564700
Grid Reference
NZ426800564700
Sources
Frank Manders, 1991, Cinemas of Newcastle, page 38; Frank Manders, 2005, Cinemas of Newcastle, pages 26, 98, 151, 157