Spa Pavilion

An ornamental bandstand with open air seating for 400 existed on the site by 1907. In 1910, the Floral Hall was erected, incorporating the bandstand, with sides which could be opened to enable passers-by to see in and hear the music. It seated 700. The Spa Gardens, surrounding the building, opened in 1928. The Floral Hall closed in 1938 and was demolished. Its replacement, the Spa Pavilion, was designed primarily as a theatre rather than a concert pavilion, as its predecessor had been. It was bombed in 1941, rebuilt and reopened as a theatre in 1950. A sea-view lounge was added in 1960. Raked auditorium floor with proscenium stage. The Spa closed as a theatre in January 2013. On 16 March 2015 NRG Theatres purchased the theatre and undertook initial refurbishment works. The theatre reopened in November 2015, with further refurbishment to take place in 2016.