Albert Hall (Llandrindod Wells)

• Theatre ID
  1324
• Built / Converted
  1922
• Dates of use
  • 1922: continuing
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Theatre (Amateur theatre and concerts)
• Address
  Ithon Road, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 6AS, Wales

Details

Built as a multi-purpose hall in 1896, it is in late Victorian classical manner, red brick with a slated, hipped roof, two storeys, the front in three bays of 1+3+1 arched windows, the centre bay framed by pilasters, slightly advanced and pedimented. The entrance doors have a lively, curving glazing bar pattern. The slate roofed canopy is a 1980 replacement. Surprisingly for a hall of this type, it has a raked floor; single balcony on iron columns and a pair of boxes (non-functional) flanking the rectangular proscenium. An apron extension 1.9m (6ft) was added to the stage some years ago and beneath it is a small orchestra pit, hardly ever used. There is no grid and space in the wings is severely limited by the presence of stairs and other changes of level.

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• Events
  • 1922 Use: continuing
  • 1896 Design/Construction:
    • Unknown - Architect
  • Alteration: n.d. altered basement as schoolroom
    • W Beddoe Rees - Architect
  • 1922 Alteration: refitted for commercial entertainment
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1974 Alteration: apron added to stage
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1980 Alteration: new canopy over entrance
    • Unknown - Architect
  • Owner/Management: Committee of management
• Capacities
  • Later: 1974: 600 1984: 450 1995: 462
  • Current: 462
• Listings
  • Grade II
• Stage type
  • Pros flat
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: d: 5.9m apron 1.87m Wing width SL: 1.1m SR: 0.91m
  • Proscenium width: 7.82m
  • Height to grid: No grid
  • Inside proscenium: 10m