Rex Cinema

HER Number

7980

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Rex Cinema

Place

Winlaton

Map Sheet

NZ16SE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Cinema

Site Type: Specific

Cinema

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Designed by Robert Burke in February in 1937. Due for demolition in 2005.

Easting

417790

Northing

562420

Grid Reference

NZ417790562420

Sources

F. Manders, 1995, Cinemas of Gateshead, p 29; Archaeological Services University of Durham, 2005, Rex Bingo and Social Club, Winlaton - Archaeological desk-based assessment