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Theatre building in Wakefield, United Kingdom

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Property / Carthalia ID: 2870 / rank
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Built 1894 by Frank Matcham. Opened 15 Oct 1894 as Wakefield Opera House. Since the 1920s also used as for film screenings, from 1954 exclusively used as a cinema. Later converted into a bingo hall. Reopened 1981 as Wakefield Theatre Royal and Opera House and again used as a live theatre. (English)
Property / Note: Built 1894 by Frank Matcham. Opened 15 Oct 1894 as Wakefield Opera House. Since the 1920s also used as for film screenings, from 1954 exclusively used as a cinema. Later converted into a bingo hall. Reopened 1981 as Wakefield Theatre Royal and Opera House and again used as a live theatre. (English) / rank
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Property / Note: Built 1894 by Frank Matcham. Opened 15 Oct 1894 as Wakefield Opera House. Since the 1920s also used as for film screenings, from 1954 exclusively used as a cinema. Later converted into a bingo hall. Reopened 1981 as Wakefield Theatre Royal and Opera House and again used as a live theatre. (English) / qualifier
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Theatre building in Wakefield, United Kingdom
  • Theatre Royal Wakefield
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Theatre Royal Wakefield [Wakefield]
Theatre building in Wakefield, United Kingdom
  • Theatre Royal Wakefield

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53°40'55.560"N, 1°30'9.720"W
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Built 1894 by Frank Matcham. Opened 15 Oct 1894 as Wakefield Opera House. Since the 1920s also used as for film screenings, from 1954 exclusively used as a cinema. Later converted into a bingo hall. Reopened 1981 as Wakefield Theatre Royal and Opera House and again used as a live theatre. (English)
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15 October 1894Gregorian
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1955
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1966
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12 Drury Lane / Westgate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2TE, England
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