Palace (Runcorn)

• Theatre ID
  1248
• Built / Converted
  1897
• Dates of use
  • 1897 - 1930
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Bingo
• Address
  High Street, Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Details

Originally a theatre, the Palace became a cinema in the 1930s and is now a bingo hall. It still has a sprung floor from a period of use as a ballroom. It would appear that present entrance foyer and single-storey shops were added to the original front, which had a cupola, now visible only from the side. The original stage door and dock doors can still be seen. There is a box-office, still in use. The ladies powder room from ballroom days is preserved, and original cinema frames advertise the various bingo sessions. There is no balcony. The stage has a false ceiling. There is a fine ornamental iron spiral staircase leading to the former projection room. All in all, an interesting survival.

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• Other names
  Scala Ballroom, La Scala Bingo
• Events
  • Owner/Management:
  • 1897 - 1930 Use:
  • 1897 Design/Construction:
    • W S Snell - Architect
  • 1957 Alteration: converted to ballroom
    • W Owen - Architect
  • 1970 Alteration: converted for bingo
    • Unknown - Architect
• Capacities
  • Original: 800
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • Pros. Rake
• Dimensions
  • Orchestra pit: ?