Palace (Barrow in Furness)

• Theatre ID
  2057
• Built / Converted
  1915
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Bingo
• Address
  Duke Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England

Details

Salvation Army citadel converted to cinéariety 1915 for Fred Newman. Plain, pitched roof exterior; rendered façe, probably of 1920. No fly tower. Seems to have been completely rebuilt with one square balcony with slips returned to proscenium wall. Deep and wide stage. Understage area now inaccessible. Sparse decoration but probably unaltered.

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• Other names
  New Amphitheatre; Hippodrome
• Events
  • 1873 Design/Construction: as Salvation Army citadel
    • Arthur Worrall - Architect
  • 1912 Alteration: rebuilt internally
    • George Walker - Architect
  • 1915 Alteration: converted to cinema
    • Unknown - Architect
  • Owner/Management: Essoldo
• Capacities
  • Later: 1912: 2000 1964: 1335
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • Proscenium Rake