Re: Long Sands Tynemouth


Adam walker wrote:

I think its a big shame they didn't rebuild the Plaza building. Was a
nice building and scenic from the beach. Scandalous they let it go.Do
you know why it wasn't rebuilt? There must of been some people at the
time wanting it rebuilt? Surely the framework of the building being
stone wouldn't of been damaged?



founds this:

"Tynemouth Aquarium
What happened to it?
The magnificent Tynemouth Aquarium and Winter Garden opened in 1878.
The aquarium occupied the main floor, and above it was the winter
garden, with a domed glass roof. At beach level there was a promenade,
refreshment bar and a skating rink that could be flooded to provide a
swimming pool.

Having cost £82,500 to build, it was an immediate failure, being
repossessed by the mortgage holders after being open for only two
years. It sold at auction for just £27,000.
It was renamed Tynemouth Palace in 1898, and The Plaza in 1926, and was
converted by various owners for uses such as an exhibition hall,
theatre, cinema, ballroom, dance hall and skating rink.
Declining even further, it was later occupied by a nightclub, shops and
an amusement arcade.
It was destroyed by fire in 1996."

Picture/painting here (well down the page)

http://aquarticles.com/articles/literature/Norfolk_Victorian_History.html

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