Whitley Bay’s Grade II listed Spanish City and Dome is to be restored and reopened to the public following the announcement of a £3.7m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant to North Tyneside Council.
When it was built in 1910, its Dome was the largest freestanding dome in the UK after St Paul’s Cathedral. A quintessential Edwardian seaside resort, at its height Spanish City and Whitley Bay Pleasure Gardens attracted tens of thousands of visitors from across the UK. Following a period of decline during the 80s and 90s, the building closed to the public in 2000.
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