But we wonder if you remember what the Grand Electric Cinema looked like in Ryhope before it moved.
But let’s not forget the journey it has undergone to get to its wonderful 2024 story.
Re-live it here in these Sunderland Echo photos from 2015 and 2018.
1. Curtain up on memories
Cue the recollections of Ryhope's old cinema, seen here in 2015 and 2018. | se
2. A reflection from 2015
The magnificence of the old building can be seen in this reminder from 2015. | se
3. A very different scene
This was the view inside the cinema in 2015 before it made its move to Beamish. | se
4. A 2015 view
The Director of Beamish Museum, Richard Evans, looks around their latest acquisition, the former Grand Electric Cinema in St Paul's Terrace, Ryhope. | se
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