Peckham Hippodrome

• Theatre ID
  3238
• Built / Converted
  1898
• Current state
  Demolished
• Current use
  demolished (cinema built on site)
• Address
  Peckham High Street, Southwark, London, SE15, England

Details

Unusual among London suburban theatres in having a generously proportioned site and making a significant architectural statement on the principal street front. Stone faced entrance block set back on left with balustraded balcony on to which three arched French windows open at first floor level. Above this, a colonnaded loggia crowned by a deep frieze with reliefs and a cornice. Broad block with stubby corner towers to right; banded red brick and stone to lower part, stone faced above, with blind arcade and crowning entablature. Spacious foyers; broad auditorium with bell-shaped tiers. Stage with ample wing space.

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• Other names
  Crown Theatre
• Events
  • 1898 Design/Construction:
    • E A Runtz - Architect
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Dimensions
  • Proscenium width: w: 35ft