Eden Theatre

Newgate Street,
Bishop Auckland, DL14

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terry
terry on December 14, 2008 at 12:54 pm

The large neon EDEN fin sign on the front of house was very distinctive and below it was another neon sign which incorporated two arrows one pointing south (“TO THE HIPP”) the other pointing north (“TO THE KINGS). Brilliant marketing there!

terry
terry on December 14, 2008 at 11:08 am

It actually closed (as a cinema) in 1964 and went straight to Bingo (leased to Lucky 7 by owners ,Essoldo and not operated by them). When the Essoldo converted to bingo in 1966, this was actually run by the Essoldo company who declared that they were going to return the Eden to cinema use when the lease to Lucky 7 expired. There was a notice to this effect on the Eden front of house for years, but it was never again to show a film or present a live show.

KenRoe
KenRoe on December 13, 2008 at 7:26 am

A photograph of the plaque, commemorating the Eden Theatre:
http://flickr.com/photos/bishopfm/2810545349/