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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » England » Shildon, County Durham » Essoldo Shildon
Also known as Picture House

Essoldo Shildon

Shildon, County Durham, England
Station Street
, Shildon, County Durham, England, United Kingdom DL4
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 500
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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The Picture House opened in around 1920. It was locally known as the 'People's Cinema'.

Taken over by the Newcastle based Essoldo cinemas circuit in 1947, it was closed in 1969, and has since been demolished.
Contributed by Ken Roe

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It closed in 1969 together with the Essoldos in Crook and Spennymoor; the Manager, Mr C Watson, whom I got to know quite well in later years (he went to manage the very busy Durham Essoldo after Shildon) told me that he and the Managers of the other two doomed cinemas received telephone calls from Head Office advising that "You are closing next Saturday!". Typical of Essoldo!
posted by Terry Charnock on Dec 14, 2008 at 11:03am
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