Pier Pavilion (Hastings)

• Theatre ID
  366
• Built / Converted
  1872
• Dates of use
  • 1922 - 1970: theatre use
  • 1872 - 1917: theatre use
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  converted to other use (nightclub)
• Address
  Esplanade, White Rock, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1JY, England

Details

The original pier was modelled on Brighton’s West Pier but, unlike Brighton, it had its handsome oriental-style pavilion at the seaward end. It was capable of seating 2000. Destroyed by fire in July 1917, it was replaced in 1922 by a much less elaborate structure, known locally as ‘the aircraft hangar’. During the 1960s/1970s it was used for rock concerts and is now (2004) a nightclub.

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• Events
  • 1869 - 1872 Design/Construction: pier built
    • Eugenius Birch - Architect
  • 1872 - 1917 Use: theatre use
  • 1908 Owner/Management: Hastings Pier Co
  • 1922 - 1970 Use: theatre use
  • 1967 Owner/Management: Hastings Pier Co; Robert E Knight, manager
• Capacities
  • Original: 2000
  • Later: 1912: 1500 1967: 729
• Listings
  • Grade II - 14.9.1976
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: d: 24ft wSL: 19ft SR: 19ft
  • Proscenium width: 25ft
  • Height to grid: 26ft