Denton Burn, Thorntree Drive, Embassy Cinema

HER Number

12834

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Denton Burn, Thorntree Drive, Embassy Cinema

Place

Denton Burn

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Cinema

Site Type: Specific

Cinema

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Opened 6 September 1937 as part of a new housing estate. The developers were Messrs. J. W. Longstaff and J. Bain. The architect was Robert Burke. It had 936 seats. The decoration was by Fred A. Foster of Nottingham and the lighting effects by Falk Stadelmann. The Embassy was advertised as 'Newcastle's Premier Suburban Cinema' with 'Trolleybus to door'. The Embassy closed on 25 June 1960. It opened as a bingo club in 1963.

Easting

420150

Northing

564930

Grid Reference

NZ420150564930

Sources

Frank Manders, 1991, Cinemas of Newcastle, pages 48-49; Frank Manders, 2005, Cinemas of Newcastle, pages 83-84, 154, 157