Saturday night at the movies! How many of these South Shields cinemas did you visit?

The Picture House, South Shields. The cinema closed in 1960.

Nothing beats a good old night down at the pictures, so we’ve taken a trip back through the Shields Gazette archive to dig out some of those theatres we’ve loved and lost.

Whether you were a regular at Focus, The Palace, or The Savoy, everyone had their favourite.

Do you remember your first trip to a picture house?

Who did you go with, what did you see, and what did you have to snack on?

Flick through our picture gallery above and see if you can spot your favourite cinema amongst our memories.

If you have any further memories to share, contact our nostalgia correspondent Peter French on [email protected].