Grand (Nelson)

• Theatre ID
  2014
• Built / Converted
  1888
• Dates of use
  • 1888 - 1923
• Current state
  Demolished
• Current use
  demolished (demolition date unknown; last use as cinema)
• Address
  Market Street, Nelson, Lancashire, England

Details

Closed and near derelict (last used as a cinema). Imposing and unusual façe, mixed Gothic and classical. Stone-faced of three storeys and seven bays, divided by pilaster strips, all under one big pedimented gable. Closely spaced mullioned and transomed first floor windows with cusped heads and a continuous series of small rectangular windows below the pediment. In 1923 the galleries of the old auditorium were removed and replaced by one large balcony.

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• Events
  • 1888 - 1923 Use:
  • 1888 Design/Construction:
    • T Bell - Architect
  • 1923 Alteration: galleries removed, single balcony built
    • Unknown - Architect
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: Depth: 10m (33ft)
  • Proscenium width: 7.8m (25ft 6in)
  • Height to grid: 14m (46ft)