Gaiety Theatre (Ilfracombe)

• Theatre ID
  1816
• Built / Converted
  1910
• Dates of use
  • 1910 - 1963:
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  converted to other use (amusement arcade on ground floor, flats above)
• Address
  9 The Promenade, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 9BD, England

Details

A sea-side theatre set in a terrace of shops facing the sea. Designed by local architect Allen T Hussell, it opened in May 1910, the theatre set at first floor above shops, cafes and amusements, with entrance to the theatre through one of the shops. A charming incident in the street, the theatre building still retains its corner turret with weather-vane and decorative windows at first floor level. The theatre closed in 1963 after failing to meet fire safety requirements which would have reduced its capacity. The ground floor remains an amusement arcade and series of shops, but the theatre has since been converted to three flats.

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• Other names
  Gaiety Concert Hall, Showboat Amusements
• Events
  • 1910 - 1963 Use:
  • 1910 Design/Construction: as Gaiety Concert Hall.
    • Allen T. Hussell - Architect
  • 1912 Owner/Management: Mr Harding, proprietor
  • 1948 - 1963 Owner/Management: Harry Quick, owner
  • 1952 - 1963 Owner/Management: George Thomas, licensee
  • 1963 Alteration: closed as theatre due to fire regulations; converted to amusement arcade.
• Capacities
  • Later: 1912: 650 1963: 387
• Listings
  • Grade II - [query this, no longer listed in 2010]
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: 1912 Depth: 16ft Width: 23ft
  • Orchestra pit: None