New Imperial Bingo Club
NEW IMPERIAL BINGO CLUB, VICTORIA SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1185123
- Date first listed:
- 18-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- New Imperial Bingo Club
- Statutory Address:
- NEW IMPERIAL BINGO CLUB, VICTORIA SQUARE
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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1185123
- Date first listed:
- 18-Nov-1985
- List Entry Name:
- New Imperial Bingo Club
- Statutory Address 1:
- NEW IMPERIAL BINGO CLUB, VICTORIA SQUARE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- NEW IMPERIAL BINGO CLUB, VICTORIA SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Gateshead (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 27619 61794
Details
NZ 26 SE FELLING VICTORIA SQUARE (north side)
6/55 New Imperial Bingo Club
G.V. II
Cinema, now club. Built 1927 as dance hall, converted 1930 for Imperia Hall Co. (Felling) Ltd., managing director J. H. Smith. Brick with stone dressings, roof plain tiles. 2 storeys, 3, 3 and 3 aproned windows under flat brick arches; keystones to central ones in outer groups, and all in centre group. Brick quoins; pilasters between window groups, bearing low relief stylised eagles in stone, have bronze straps supporting bronze torches. Ground floor has shops at left and right having art deco glass and doors; central bay has 2 double doors with some etched glass between chromium pilasters under canopy. Hipped roof has eaves cornice from pilasters and along returns, central low- sloping coped stone parapet. Interior: oak-panelled entrance foyer and staircases, curved bands to ceiling lights in foyer; main hall has pilasters with stylised capitals, decorative plaster bands on ceiling, original seating in balcony; original ceiling lights. Source: submitted plans in Gateshead Library.
Listing NGR: NZ2761961794
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 303821
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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