Tyneside Cinema Interior
Tyneside Cinema Interior
Newcastle's Tyneside Cinema, a long-established and much-loved institution, reopened its doors in May 2008 after a major restoration project designed by Fletcher Priest Architects, with funding provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Tyne and Wear Partnership and the European Regional Development Fund. Additional funding came from trusts, foundations and many private supporters. The cinema has a unique place in the history of film in the north of England. Founded by a local entrepreneur Dixon Scott, the great uncle of film directors Sir Ridley and Tony Scott, it opened in 1937 and remained a news theatre until the late 1950s.
The Tyneside is the finest surviving purpose-built newsreel cinema in Britain, and the only one still operating as a cinema. The plan for the Tyneside was to transform it into the UK's first e-cinema, using digital technology to stimulate the visual arts in the region, alongside a new and competitive media industry. This entailed a major restoration of the original auditorium, the Classic, with 200 new seats in the stalls and 60 generously sized armchairs and sofas in the circle.
The new roof-top extension houses two new screens, the Electra and the Roxy, with 144 seats and 100 seats respectively. These new screens are linked by a foyer bar enclosed in translucent lightweight polycarbonate sheeting that at night appears as a glowing opaque box. The second floor 'Coffee Rooms' have been in operation since the 1930s.
The Tyneside is the finest surviving purpose-built newsreel cinema in Britain, and the only one still operating as a cinema. The plan for the Tyneside was to transform it into the UK's first e-cinema, using digital technology to stimulate the visual arts in the region, alongside a new and competitive media industry. This entailed a major restoration of the original auditorium, the Classic, with 200 new seats in the stalls and 60 generously sized armchairs and sofas in the circle.
The new roof-top extension houses two new screens, the Electra and the Roxy, with 144 seats and 100 seats respectively. These new screens are linked by a foyer bar enclosed in translucent lightweight polycarbonate sheeting that at night appears as a glowing opaque box. The second floor 'Coffee Rooms' have been in operation since the 1930s.
Close to Newcastle's shopping area they are a local institution with a dedicated clientele, and continue to be a popular place to meet. The new 'Digital Lounge' is designed to show locally produced digital film and experimental work and doubles as a space for educational events.
The Tyneside aims to expand film culture across the region by encouraging a meaningful dialogue between filmmakers and the community. As the north east's 'Centre for the Moving Image', it forms an important part of the region's digital media infrastructure. This year, Tyneside Cinema won the RICS Project of the Year Award and is an RIBA Award winner. click here for 'Guardian - 10 of the best independent cinemas' article 22 January 2010, which includes Tyneside Cinema along with two other FPA cinemas.
press:
Guardian - Cine-files - Tyneside Cinema Newcastle August 2011; The Guardian June 2009; Fixed Focus June 2009; The Guardian June 2009; The Guardian June 2009; Northeast Ambassadors June 2009; Architects Journal May 2009; Building May 2009; Business Life May 2009; Metro May 2009; more » Turner Townsend May 2009; Architects Plans May 2009; Northern Media April 2009; RICS News April 2009; Architect Magazine March 2009; Plan Tyneside March 2009; Plan Tyneside March 2009; Plan Tyneside March 2009; The Guardian May 2008; Financial Times May 2008; BBC April 2008; Architects Journal December 2005; Architects Journal May 2005;
The Tyneside aims to expand film culture across the region by encouraging a meaningful dialogue between filmmakers and the community. As the north east's 'Centre for the Moving Image', it forms an important part of the region's digital media infrastructure. This year, Tyneside Cinema won the RICS Project of the Year Award and is an RIBA Award winner. click here for 'Guardian - 10 of the best independent cinemas' article 22 January 2010, which includes Tyneside Cinema along with two other FPA cinemas.
press:
Guardian - Cine-files - Tyneside Cinema Newcastle August 2011; The Guardian June 2009; Fixed Focus June 2009; The Guardian June 2009; The Guardian June 2009; Northeast Ambassadors June 2009; Architects Journal May 2009; Building May 2009; Business Life May 2009; Metro May 2009; more » Turner Townsend May 2009; Architects Plans May 2009; Northern Media April 2009; RICS News April 2009; Architect Magazine March 2009; Plan Tyneside March 2009; Plan Tyneside March 2009; Plan Tyneside March 2009; The Guardian May 2008; Financial Times May 2008; BBC April 2008; Architects Journal December 2005; Architects Journal May 2005;