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Queen's (Rhyl)

  • Theatre ID
    292
  • Built / Converted
    1907
  • Dates of use
    • 1902 - 1960
  • Current state
    Extant
  • Current use
    Licensed premises (Discotheque?)
  • Address
    Rhyl, Clwyd, Wales

Details

Façe with large domed pavilion destroyed by fire in 1907 and rebuilt, without the pavilion, in a similar manner to the adjacent hotel - brick with oriel bay-windows and a tiled pitched roof. Auditorium reconstructed in 1926.


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  • Other names
    Queen’s Palace Theatre, Queen’s Skating Rink
  • Events
    • 1902 - 1960 Use:
    • 1902 Design/Construction:
      • C J Richardson - Architect
    • 1907 Alteration: rebuilt following fire
      • Unknown - Architect
    • 1908 Owner/Management: Rhyl Palace, Arcade & Hotel Co Ltd, proprietors (1912)
    • 1926 Alteration: auditorium reconstructed
      • Unknown - Architect
    • 1946 - 1960 Owner/Management: Rhyl Entertainments Ltd
  • Capacities
    • Later: 1908: 1500
  • Listings
    • Grade Not listed
  • Dimensions
    • Stage dimensions: Width SL: 25ft SR: 25ft
    • Proscenium width: 28ft
    • Height to grid: 50ft

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