Tyne and Wear HER(16784): Sunderland, Holmeside, Olympia Rink (the Whitehall) - Details
16784
Sunderland
Sunderland, Holmeside, Olympia Rink (the Whitehall)
Sunderland
NZ35NE
Recreational
Sports Building
Skating Rink
Modern
C20
Documentary Evidence
Edwardian roller skating rink which opened in 1908. The Olympia Exhibition Hall opened in 1897. In 1899 the Richardson Brothers of Kelloe took over the premises. They installed a skating rink, fairground rides and a circus. The Fosset circus family performed here. It began showing moving pictures. The Olympia closed in 1910. The Blacks Regal opened on the site in 1932.
3961
5669
NZ39615669
2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 18; http://www.sunderlandhistory.co.uk/Entertainment-and-Leisure-ID8/Other-Entertainment-IDS29/Olympia-Exhibition-Hall-IDI74