Regal (Wells)

• Theatre ID
  1345
• Built / Converted
  1935
• Dates of use
  • 1935 - 1993
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Bingo (theatre use was occasional but regular)
• Address
  Priory Road, Wells, Somerset, England

Details

A rectilinear brick building with the south east corner chamfered to form a grand entrance. The brick façes facing the roads to the south and east are articulated with bands of locally quarried stone. An unusual survival is a free-standing street advertisement, comprising an open lattice steel frame surmounted by a four sided vertical sign with the name REGAL. The building is thought to be the best work of its architect Ernest Roberts. It was built to double as a theatre, with generous stage, and four dressing rooms. Certainly, it is a remarkable survival of a cinema theatre of the thirties, retaining original Art Deco features throughout.

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• Events
  • 1935 - 1993 Use:
  • 1935 Design/Construction:
    • Ernest S Roberts - Architect
  • 1935 Owner/Management: Regal Wells Co Ltd, owners
  • 1938 Owner/Management: Clifton Circuit
  • 1970 Owner/Management: present owner
• Capacities
  • Original: 588
• Listings
  • Grade II - Warrants II* status
• Stage type
  • Pros flat
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: Depth: 33ft Width: 64ft
  • Orchestra pit: Orchestral space