Empire (Sandwich)

• Theatre ID
  2214
• Built / Converted
  1937
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  converted to other use (function room)
• Address
  15 Delf Street, Sandwich, Kent, England

Details

Designed on the same lines and by the same architects as the Friars (now Marlowe), Canterbury. The building replaced an earlier theatre in the same street. Three-storey, steel frame and brick, rendered, originally outlined in neon. Central entrance with metal and glass canopy. Tripartite windows at ground and first floor level. Plain attic, stepped above entrance. Auditorium in modern style with stage facilities, retained today in spite of 1987 subdivision. Remains in independent ownership.

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• Events
  • 1937 Design/Construction:
    • Albert & Vincent Burr - Architect
  • 1971 Alteration: converted to bingo
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1987 Alteration: subdivided for two snooker halls
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1993 Alteration: former circle subdivided to form cinema
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1996 Alteration: stalls area converted to function room, retaining stage
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1937 Owner/Management: S Goodman
• Capacities
  • Original: 600
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed