Grand (Banbury)

• Theatre ID
  593
• Built / Converted
  1911
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Bingo
• Address
  Broad Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Details

The Grand opened in 1911 with a capacity of 500, reputedly constructed by roofing-in a builder’s yard. It was rebuilt after a fire in the 1930s in ‘faintly Egyptian style’. A charming, intimate house. Balcony intact, and stalls now converted to bingo. Could be a venue for live theatre in Banbury. The dressing room area would no doubt need renovation in such an event, but the popularity of bingo has certainly preserved the auditorium, and indeed the theatre.

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• Events
  • 1911 Design/Construction:
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1930 - 1939 Alteration: rebuilt
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1968 Alteration: converted to bingo
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1911 Owner/Management: Mr Bagley, owner
  • 1916 - 1943 Owner/Management: Mayfair circuit
  • 1943 Owner/Management: ABC
  • 1968 Owner/Management: Gala (bingo), later Zetters
• Capacities
  • Original: 500
  • Later: 1943: 837
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • Pros flat