Royal Assembly Rooms, Woolwich

• Theatre ID
  2324
• Built / Converted
  1881
• Current state
  Demolished
• Current use
  demolished
• Address
  33 New Road, Woolwich, Greenwich, London, SE18, England

Details

Built in 1881 as a flat-floored concert room on the second floor above the Duke of Connaught Coffee Tavern. It was a stock brick building in Gothic style. Alterations in 1892 and 1900 led to its becoming a variety theatre, later becoming one of the first cinemas in Woolwich, probably closing c.1918 for conversion to a restaurant and function rooms. It was demolished in the mid 1980s.

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• Other names
  (Duke of Connaught Coffee Tavern), Smith's Empire, Woolwich Picture Palace
• Events
  • 1881 Design/Construction:
    • W Rickwood - Architect
  • 1892 Alteration: alterations for variety theatre (architect unknown).
  • 1900 Alteration: further alterations (architect unknown).
  • 1918 Alteration: conversion to restaurant and function rooms (architect unknown).
  • 1980 - 1989 Demolition:
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed