Holmeside, Olympia Rink (the Whitehall)

HER Number:
16784

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Holmeside, Olympia Rink (the Whitehall)

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:
Sports Building

Site Type: Specific:
Skating Rink

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Edwardian 1902 to 1910

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
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.

Easting:
439610

Northing:
556690

Grid Reference:
NZ439610556690

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
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