The Plaza above Longsands beach in the 1890s
Image by Jason Judge CC BY 2.0 (image source)
Tynemouth Plaza
Tynemouth Plaza was built in 1878 and originally housed an aquarium and winter gardens along with other leisure facilities. The uses of the building changed over the years with it being used as a theatre and a nightclub as well as providing seaside amusements. The building was destroyed in a fire in 1996.
Listen to a memory of the fun that could be had at Tynemouth Plaza in the 1950s.
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The Plaza and its famous roller skating rink can be seen on this map of Tynemouth from the 1950s
© Crown Copyright and Landmark Information Group Limited 2023. All rights reserved. (1950).
© Crown Copyright and Landmark Information Group Limited 2023. All rights reserved. (1950).