Photographed in 1966, the venue traded under three different names between 1938 and 199000:15, 25 Apr 2026View 3 Images Essoldo cinema on Westgate Road, Newcastle, in 1966(Image: Newcastle Libraries)For decades, Tyneside moviegoers flocked to this Westgate Road location to see the latest big releases.The cinema traded under several names, and in 1966 - when our photograph was taken - it was operating as the Essoldo.By then, Britain’s golden age of cinema was fading. After peaking in the 1940s, audiences slowly declined as television rental and ownership surged in the late 1950s and early ’60s.People had more disposable income, and pubs,...
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