Palace (Portsmouth)

• Theatre ID
  978
• Built / Converted
  1921
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  converted to other use (Club)
• Address
  Commercial Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Details

In an unusually spirited Indian Islamic style with five domes and minarets, this seems to be the only surviving cinema by the local architect A E Cogswell. It escaped demolition in 1975, following a public inquiry into a Compulsory Purchase Order. The screen was originally at the entrance end. It is now a club, with live entertainment. The façe is perfectly preserved.

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• Events
  • 1921 Design/Construction:
    • A E Cogswell - Architect
  • Owner/Management:
• Listings
  • Grade II