Grand (Oldham)

• Theatre ID
  1871
• Built / Converted
  1908
• Dates of use
  • 1960 - 1969: occasional concerts
• Current state
  Demolished
• Current use
  demolished
• Address
  King Street/Union Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England

Details

A large theatre with brick and terracotta façe now much altered and corner entrance rebuilt in 1936 with tower and clock. Originally ‘an elaborate interior’, and the most prestigious theatre in Oldham. The building was internally altered at the same time for a 1930s cinema. No further description found. Converted to a bowling alley and then a nightclub, the building is currently disused, and surely under threat of demolition.

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• Other names
  Grand Theatre and Opera House, Gaumont, Astoria
• Events
  • Owner/Management: Oldham Empire Theatre of Varieties Ltd, owners
  • 1908 Design/Construction: with ‘a leading London architect’
    • Thomas Taylor - Architect
  • 1936 Owner/Management: Gaumont
  • 1937 Alteration: converted to cinema
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1960 - 1969 Use: occasional concerts
  • 1962 Alteration: converted to bowling alley
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1973 Alteration: converted to nightclub
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 2008 Demolition:
• Capacities
  • Later: 1912: 1500 1937: 1842
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: Depth 1912: 45ft Width 1912: 75ft
  • Proscenium width: 1912: 32ft 6in
  • Orchestra pit: Yes