Pavillion Terrace, Pavillion Theatre

HER Number

17139

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Pavillion Terrace, Pavillion Theatre

Place

Hetton-le-Hole

Map Sheet

NZ34NE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Music Speech and Dance Venue

Site Type: Specific

Theatre

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Pavillion Theatre built on land known as the show field off Richard Street by Ralph Barton, salt works owner in 1909. The manager was William Travers of Houghton. The theatre doubled as a cinema. Two films were shown each night. Silent movies were accompanied by live music. The last film to be shown when the Pavillion closed on June 6th 1959 was 'Home after Dark'.

Easting

435530

Northing

547460

Grid Reference

NZ435530547460

Sources

Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas p428; Third Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1919