Pair’s design still force for good

Jun 4 2009 by Tony Henderson, The Journal

Tony Henderson on architects who loved and changed the region

Mural restored to glory

ONE of the features of the restored Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle is a wall mural painted by Peter Yates in the 1970s.

It portrays a potted history of moving pictures, starting with a Victorian zoetrope machine and ending with an Andy Warhol-inspired portrait of Marilyn Monroe.

The mural was discovered at the start of the 18-month redevelopment project at the cinema.

The cinema paid for the mural to be removed and protected in storage until it could be moved back into the revamped building.

Peter Yates was a committed member of the Tyneside Cinema club in the 1960s and he later became involved in the redecoration of the original Club Cinema, which later became the Electra.