Broadway Theatre (London)

• Theatre ID
  3239
• Built / Converted
  1897
• Current state
  Demolished
• Current use
  demolished
• Address
  Broadway, New Cross, Lewisham, London, SE14, England

Details

A close architectural relative of (and in no way inferior to) the same architect’s Gielgud, Novello and Aldwych. Portland stone classical façe, with Sprague’s favourite motif of a curved corner treated as an engaged domed tower with giant order of Corinthian columns with enriched shafts. Auditorium with two balconies and typically French flavour. Above the proscenium was the extraordinary detail of a scrolly pediment broken by a projecting ships prow, said to be Drake’s ‘Pelican’ and, like the act drop painting of Peter the Great working in the dockyard, symbolic of Deptford’s ship building tradition. The Broadway was a serious loss of the post-war years.

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• Other names
  Century, Broadway Cinema
• Events
  • 1959 - 0 Alteration: dome lantern removed (architect unknown).
  • 1897 Design/Construction:
    • W G R Sprague - Architect
    • S J Waring & Sons - Consultant: Decoration
    • D T White - Consultant: Act Drop (After Seymour Lucas)
    • Wingfield Bowles - Consultant: Electrical Work
  • 1912 Owner/Management: by Moss Empires
  • 1964 - 0 Demolition:
• Capacities
  • Original: 2500
  • Later: 1912: 2500 1372
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: d: 40ft
  • Proscenium width: w: 30ft