Harrow Coliseum

• Theatre ID
  276
• Built / Converted
  1940
• Dates of use
  • 1940 - 1956
• Current state
  Demolished
• Current use
  demolished (Gateway supermarket on site)
• Address
  Station Road, Greenhill, Harrow, London, HA1, England

Details

Built as a cinema. Front with twin towers, each with cupola. Converted to Coliseum Theatre in 1940 by division of cinema auditorium to provide a stage. Closed June 1956 and demolished 1958.

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• Other names
  Electric Coliseum, Coliseum Theatre
• Events
  • 1920 Design/Construction:
    • Stanley H Birdwood - Architect
  • 1920 Owner/Management: Alfred Denville MP (and heirs until 1956)
  • 1940 - 1956 Use:
  • 1940 Design/Construction: conversion to theatre.
    • A J Butcher - Architect
  • 1958 Demolition:
• Capacities
  • Original: 1800
  • Later: 1956: 1173
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: Depth: 60ft Width: 65ft
  • Height to grid: 56ft
• Unreliable anecdotes
  Dates given in some press accounts of cinema opening in 1919 and theatre in 1939 are incorrect