Shields Road, Black's Regal Cinema

HER Number

11347

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Shields Road, Black's Regal Cinema

Place

Byker

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

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

Demolished Building

Description

Opened in 1934 and closed in 1972. Site now occupied by a petrol station.

Easting

427310

Northing

564950

Grid Reference

NZ427310564950

Sources

Up & Down Shields Road - a local area heritage guide, Elders Council of Newcastle, Newcastle City Council, Newcastle Community Heritage Project Down Your Way?; Frank Manders, 1991, Cinemas of Newcastle, pages 105-107; Frank Manders, 2005, Cinemas of Newcastle, pages 78-80, 120-121, 154, 157