Esplanade, Allesta Ballroom

HER Number

9305

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Esplanade, Allesta Ballroom

Place

Whitley Bay

Map Sheet

NZ37SE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Music Speech and Dance Venue

Site Type: Specific

Ballroom

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Built between 1921 and 1930. Also known as the Gaumont Cinema and Empire Theatre. Later Sylvester's Nightclub.

Easting

435880

Northing

572290

Grid Reference

NZ435880572290

Sources

North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006