110-116 Grey Street, HSBC Bank

HER Number

6447

District

Newcastle

Site Name

110-116 Grey Street, HSBC Bank

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Music Speech and Dance Venue

Site Type: Specific

Music Hall

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

The building was previously the Victoria Music Hall before becoming a billiard salon. In 1914 it was converted by White and Stephenson into an early cinema. The remodelled frontage features the words NEWCASTLE PICTURE HOUSE on the second floor. In 1922 it became the Grey Street Picture House, but closed 18 years later. LOCAL LIST

Easting

424890

Northing

564410

Grid Reference

NZ424890564410

Sources

N. Pevsner and I. Richmond, second edition revised by G. McCombie, P. Ryder and H. Welfare, 1992, The Buildings of England: Northumberland (second edition); D. Lovie, 1997, The Buildings of Grainger Town; Frank Manders, 1991, Cinemas of Newcastle, pages 72-93; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 166