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Palladium, South Shields
Cinema Address:
248 Sunderland Road, South Shields, NE34 6AS
Period of Thompson Ownership:
1930-1960
How Acquired by Thompson:
Built
Architect/Design:
Designed by J H Morton & Son with a car park at rear. Seating was provided on a stadium plan, with a raised stepped section at the rear, rather than a conventional overhanging circle.
Other Info:
It opened on 18th August 1930 with “Elstree Calling” described as an ‘all talking, singing and dancing film’.
Fate of the Cinema:
Closed on 30th July 1960 with "The Blue Angel" starring Curt Jurgens. It was converted into a supermarket and is currently a FarmFoods store (2015)
External Links/Sources:
The Cinemas of South Tyneside – D Johnson
Full view 1940s
Reproduced with the kind permission of South Tyneside Libraries
Location Accuracy: Accurate
Information below is taken from The Kinematograph Yearbooks. The Page reference is from the following year’s edition, when information appeared. Additional information is in italics
| Year | Ownership | Population | Seating Capacity | Other cinemas in town | Manager | Shows per day | Changes Weekly | Prices | / Screen | Sound System | Other cinemas with sound | Kinematograph Year Book reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 116667 | 11 | 2 + Mat Sa | 6d & 1s | WE | 3 | 460 | ||||
| 1931 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 113452 | 10 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | 6 | 475 | ||||
| 1932 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 113452 | 9 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | 7 | 506 | ||||
| 1933 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 113452 | 7 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | 6 | 536 | ||||
| 1934 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 113452 | 995 | 8 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 559 | |||
| 1935 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 113452 | 995 | 8 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 577 | |||
| 1936 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 113452 | 995 | 7 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 630 | |||
| 1937 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 114000 | 995 | 7 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 654 | |||
| 1938 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 995 | 8 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 639 | |||
| 1939 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 995 | 8 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 575 | |||
| 1940 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 995 | 9 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 542-3 | |||
| 1941 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 995 | 9 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 540 | |||
| 1942 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 995 | 8 | Continuous | 6d & 1s | WE | All | 513 | |||
| 1943 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 995 | 9 | Continuous | 10d & 1s 6d | WE | All | 520 | |||
| 1944 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1004 | 8 | Continuous | 6d & 1s 9d | WE | All | 480 | |||
| 1945 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1004 | 9 | Continuous | 6d & 1s 9d | WE | All | 526 | |||
| 1946 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1004 | 9 | Continuous | 10d & 1s 9d | WE | All | 363 | |||
| 1947 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 120000 | 1004 | 9 | Continuous | 10d & 1s 9d | WE | All | 376-7 | |||
| 1948 | Thompson’s Enterprises Ltd. | 120000 | 1004 | 8 | Continuous | 10d & 1s 9d | WE | All | 390 | |||
| 1949 | Thompson’s Enterprises Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 10 | Continuous | 10d & 1s 9d | WE | All | 394 | |||
| 1950 | Thompson’s Enterprises Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 10 | Continuous | 1s - 1s10d | WE | All | 384 | |||
| 1951 | Thompson’s Enterprises Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 10 | Continuous | WE | 367 | |||||
| 1952 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 10 | Continuous | WE | 367 | |||||
| 1953 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 10 | Continuous | WE | 364 | |||||
| 1954 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 10 | Continuous | WE | 345 | |||||
| 1955 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 9 | Continuous | CinemaScope | WE | 338 | ||||
| 1956 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 9 | Continuous | CinemaScope | WE | 337 | ||||
| 1957 | ||||||||||||
| 1958-59 | Palladium (South Shields) Ltd. | 107500 | 1004 | 8 | Continuous | CinemaScope | WE | 335 | ||||
| 1960 | closed |