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Olympia Skating Rink

Posted by peter cook on 1/7/2025, 6:58 am

An old postcard photo showing The Olympia Skating Rink on Sea Road, South Shields in 1909 and one from 1910 showing people skating inside the rink. It was built in 1909 and opened in 1910, it later became the Spa Roller Rink. It also held dances and boxing tournaments. It was destroyed by fire in January 1932. In 1931, when the rink was renamed the Spa Roller Rink, a Yorkshireman called Arnold Binns broke the world record by roller skating non-stop for 72 hours and 18 minutes.