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title: "Restored Peter Yates Mural Unveiled at Tyneside Cinema"
date: "2009-04-23"
tags: [peter-yates, murals, tyneside-cinema]
categories: [peter-yates, murals, tyneside-cinema]
author: Jolyon Yates
publisher: Jolyon Yates
image:
    src: blog/tyneside-cinema-peter-yates-mural-restored.jpg
    alt: tyneside cinema peter yates mural restored
    title: Tyneside Cinema Peter Yates Mural Restored
---
Also on the night of April the 23rd, [**Peter Yates**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Yates%2C_artist_and_architect "Peter Yates, artist and architect")' freshly renovated 1976 mural entitled *"Shadows and Light"* was unveiled at the newly reopened [**Tyneside Cinema**](http://www.tynesidecinema.co.uk/ "Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle") in Newcastle. "It portrays a potted history of moving pictures, starting with a Victorian [**zoetrope**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoetrope "zoetrope") machine and ending with an Andy Warhol-inspired portrait of Marilyn Monroe".

Article from Tony Henderson at The [**Newcastle Journal**](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/ "Chronicle Newspaper"), June 4th, 2009

**Mural Restored to Glory**

![Peter Yates painting 1976 Mural at the Tyneside Cinema](https://www.odechair.com/blog/files/peter-yates-painting-at-the-tyneside-cinema.jpg) *Peter Yates at work merrily painting Laurel and Hardy.*

One of the features of the restored **Tyneside Cinema** in Newcastle is the 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 an 18 months 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 1960's and he later became involved in the redecoration of the original **Club Cinema**, which later became the **Electra**".

![Peter Yates Mural Tyneside Cinema 1976](https://www.odechair.com/blog/files/peter-yates-mural-at-the-tyneside-cinema-3.jpg)

![Peter Yates Mural Tyneside Cinema Electra Theatre 1976](https://www.odechair.com/blog/files/peter-yates-mural-at-the-tyneside-cinema-3-2.jpg)

These are photographs from 1976 when the mural was new.  

See also photographs of the [**fully restored mural**](https://www.odechair.com/blog/files/Peter_Yates_Tyneside_Cinema_Mural_Photographs.html "Blog:Peter Yates Tyneside Cinema Mural Photos")

The full series of 30 Peter Yates Giclée Art Prints are now available from the [**Peter Yates Print Shop**](https://www.peteryates.co.uk/print-shop/ "Peter Yates Arts Prints Available")