Upper Sans Street, The Scala
Upper Sans Street, The Scala
HER Number
13563
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Upper Sans Street, The Scala
Place
Hendon
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Recreational
Site Type: Broad
Music Speech and Dance Venue
Site Type: Specific
Music Hall
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
The Star Music Hall in Upper Sans Street Hendon was on 26th December 1882. The building had previously been the Assembly Rooms. The Music Hall was badly damaged by fire on the 16th August 1883. This fire caused the hall to close. The Salvation Army used it as a Barracks until they moved in 1906. It was then opened as the Pavilion Cinema on the 11th February 1907 under the patronage of Colonel Vaux. It was later renamed the Scala until it closed in 1924 and lay empty until 1930 when Charles Jolly opened it as a motor garage. The building has now been demolished.
Easting
440200
Northing
557000
Grid Reference
NZ440200557000
Sources
Anderson, A. (1995) A century of Sunderland Cinemas