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Northern Pictures, Northerns, Hartlepool / West Hartlepool
Cinema Address:
124 York Road, Hartlepool
Period of Thompson Ownership:
1913-1916
How Acquired by Thompson:
Bought
Architect/Design:
Previously The Odd Fellows Hall
Other Info:
Plans show the addition of an operator's box in 1911 when it was the Odd Fellows Hall. Whether this was the start of films being shown or was required to comply with the safety requirements created by the Cinematograph Act 1909 is unknown.
Fate of the Cinema:
Demolished. Now site of Hartlepool Central Library
Architect's drawing of revised elevation
1919 – Ref 5783 – Reproduced with the kind permission of Teesside Archives
Location Accuracy: Accurate
| Year | Ownership | Population | Seating Capacity | Other cinemas in town | Manager | Shows per day | Changes Weekly | Prices | Variety | Sound System | Other cinemas with sound | Kinematograph Year Book reference | Further Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Thomas Thompson | 61,658 | 10 | 331 | |||||||||
| 1914 | Thomas Thompson | 61,658 | 800 | 14 | 496 | ||||||||
| 1915 | Thomas Thompson | 61,658 | 800 | 16 | 395 | ||||||||
| 1916 | Thomas Thompson | 61,658 | 800 | 18 | 444 |