The first picture house was I believe started by a photographer, I would love to find his photographic archive - I may have some photos by him ?
Unfortunately he died less than ten years later.
He was Called Joseph Edward Huntrods and was married to a A lady names Rachel Park.
Joseph Came from Marske,near redcar, but spent most of his life in Brotton, near saltburn (where I'm from).
He was originally a miner but after having an accident where he was badly crushed he took up photography and operated a studio out of the back of his parents sweet shop. (He took some of the very first pictures of the transporter bridge)
He opened the first picture house in Brotton, (just a marquee type tent, really)
He married Rachel, who was from Eldon. and shortly after moved to eldon where he opened the picture house there too, he died in the early 1900's.
my reason for trying to find information about him is that, i run a website about the history of village of brotton where i'm from,( even though i now live in co durham.)
A large number of the old photographs i have were taken by him, therefore i thought it only fitting to add a page about him to my website.
Hence, the reason i have been searching for info about the picture house/cinema as there is no surviving info or pictures of the one in Brotton.
Also I would like to find out if he is buried in Eldon as i have not been able to find burial records to suggest where he is, his family dont know either, so it would be great to pass info on to them.
thanks
