Winter Gardens (Torquay)

• Theatre ID
  1778
• Built / Converted
  1878
• Dates of use
  • 1878: Until when not known.
• Current state
  Demolished
• Current use
  demolished (dismantled and removed to Great Yarmouth)
• Address
  Babbacombe Road, Torquay, Devon, England

Details

Not strictly a theatre or music hall, but it would have housed varied musical, vocal and concert party entertainments, at least in its later life in Great Yarmouth. This was a moderately ambitious iron and glass conservatory with a performance platform. It was hopelessly unsuccessful in Torquay, bankrupting the original lessees, but was dismantled, transported by sea and re-erected in Great Yarmouth in 1903 (q.v.), where it enjoyed an active life and is still extant.

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• Events
  • 1878 Use: Until when not known.
  • 1878 Design/Construction:
    • Watson & Harvey - Architect
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Unreliable anecdotes
  This is not the predecessor of or on the same site as Torquay Royal Theatre (#1051), pace Curtains!!! and The Theatres Trust Guide