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Jesmond Picture House


Jesmond Picture House was located on Lyndhurst Avenue in Jesmond, next to West Jesmond Station. The cinmea opened on 2nd May 1921 with a showing of "At the Mercy of Tiberius". The building was designed by the Newcastle based architectural firm, White & Stephenson, it had a single screen and seating for 998 people. The cinema closed in 1993 and over the years, various plans to redevelop the building failed to come to fruition. The building was finally demolished in October 2009. A development on the site now hosts a Sainsburys Local and 'The Jesmond' offices.

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- "The Jesmond Picture House opened on 2nd May 1921 with “At the Mercy of Tiberius”. It was designed by the Newcastle based architectural firm, White & Stephenson, and Newcastle artist …
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- The Journal, 28 October 2009
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Tyne and Wear HER(9977): Jesmond, Lyndhurst Avenue, West Jesmond Cinema
- "The foundations of ‘Jesmond Picture House’ were laid in 1919 and the building was formally opened in May 1921. The one screen building holds many happy memories for Jesmond residents, …
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