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Come and See: The Beguiling Story of the Tyneside Cinema
£7.50
‘It might be the most beautiful cinema I ‘ve ever seen’ The writer Jon Ronson recently put into words what many people feel about the Tyneside Cinema. Build as a News Theatre in the 1930s, it contains myriad examples of recently restored Persian and art deco design, but its beauty isn t merely physical. It also has the most striking history, people by some extraordinary characters. This richly illustrated book recreates that history not just of the Tyneside, but the first 100 years of cinema itself. It is a beguiling story.
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Additional information
| Publisher | New Writing North, First Edition (21 May 2011) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 164 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0956655114 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0956655110 |
by RACHEL DURNING
half of the book deals with the history of my family .Dixon Scott junior was my grandfather and i learnt things i never knew about my own family