Tyne and Wear HER(12852): Rokeby Street, Prince of Wales Cinema - Details
12852
Newcastle
Rokeby Street, Prince of Wales Cinema
Lemington
NZ16SE
Recreational
Cinema
Cinema
20TH CENTURY
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Extant Building
Opened 14 July 1924. Designed by architects W.J. Clark of Lemington and E. Jackson of Gateshead. The builders were Straker Bros. of Lemington. The owner was John Grantham. The cinema had a stadium plan with 534 seats in the stalls and 256 in the balcony. There was a small stage with dressing rooms below and an orchestra pit. The cinema was opened by Major J.B. Rowell, chairman of Newburn Urban District Council. Once a year the local Amateur Operatic Society hired the cinema for a stage show. Cinemascope was installed in 1956. The cinema closed around 1960 and became a bingo hall.
418660
564860
NZ418660564860
Frank Manders, 1991, Cinemas of Newcastle, pages 135-136; Frank Manders, 2005, Cinemas of Newcastle, pages 132-133, 160