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Theatre Royal (Dundee)

  • Theatre ID
    2350
  • Built / Converted
    1810
  • Dates of use
    • 1810 - 1888
  • Current state
    Façade only
  • Current use
    converted to other use (Offices & retail)
  • Address
    7-21 Castle Street, Dundee, Tayside, Scotland

Details

Handsome restrained ashlar façe only remains after 1888 fire. Three storeys and seven bays, the three central bays topped by a pediment containing a bust of Shakespeare in a recess, the only visible clue that this was once a playhouse.


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  • Events
    • 1810 - 1888 Use:
    • 1810 Design/Construction:
      • Samuel Bell - Architect
    • 1810 Owner/Management: Henry Siddons
    • 1816 Owner/Management: William Murray
    • 1862 Owner/Management: Edward Lyons
    • 1877 Owner/Management: William Macfarland
  • Listings
    • Grade B

Of the period

Façade of the Theatre Royal, Brighton, 2000
Theatre Royal (Brighton)
Brighton

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