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(Created claim: Note (P44): Built by Oswald Cane Wylson and Charles Long. Opened 6 Nov 1893 as Empire Palace of Varieties (1433 seats). 1903 renamed Empire and Hippodrome Theatre, 1920 renamed Empire Theatre. 1931 converted into a cinema. Damaged by fire on 2 Feb 1951. Subsequently rebuilt and reopened as New Empire Theatre. Closed 21 Aug 1954. 1955-1962 used as a BBC radio studio, also known as BBC Theatre. Demolished 1963 in favour of a street enlargement., #quickstateme...) | (Created claim: closure date (P107): 1954, a) Tag: openrefine home | ||||||||||||||
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Latest revision as of 07:43, 15 September 2025
Theatre building in Bristol, United Kingdom
- The Empire Theatre
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | The Empire Theatre [Bristol] | Theatre building in Bristol, United Kingdom |
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Built by Oswald Cane Wylson and Charles Long. Opened 6 Nov 1893 as Empire Palace of Varieties (1433 seats). 1903 renamed Empire and Hippodrome Theatre, 1920 renamed Empire Theatre. 1931 converted into a cinema. Damaged by fire on 2 Feb 1951. Subsequently rebuilt and reopened as New Empire Theatre. Closed 21 Aug 1954. 1955-1962 used as a BBC radio studio, also known as BBC Theatre. Demolished 1963 in favour of a street enlargement. (English)
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1893
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Descriptive text, I. p. 46 ; Block plan, I. p. 46 ; Entrance to 1st tier, I. p. 46; Principal elevation, I. PI. 68 ; Plan area, I. PL 68 ; Plan 1st tier, I. PL 68; Longitudinal section, I. PL 68 ; Plan 1st tier, III. p. 29 ; View of proscenium, III. p. 72 ; Skeleton section of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62 ; Cost and dimensions, III. p. 16; References, III. pp. 30, 70.
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1963
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1954
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