Empire Theatre [Liverpool]
type: Item
label: Empire Theatre
description: Theatre building in Liverpool, United Kingdom, opened in 1866
description: bouwwerk in Liverpool, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
alternative label: The Prince of Wales Theatre
alternative label: The Royal Alexandra Theatre and Opera House
alternative label: The Alexandra Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 763
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Liverpool
GPS: Point(-2.9781 53.4089)
Wikidata source: Q6658420
opening date: 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
Building date: 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 1JE, England
Web: liverpool-empire
architectural style: Neoclassical architecture
Theatres Trust Database ID: 1866
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Redevelopment date: 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1879-01-01T00:00:00Z
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: Liverpool/EmpireTheatreLiverpool.htm#empire
Carthalia ID: 1070
theatricalia id: 1q/empire-theatre-liverpool-liverpool
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1925 by W. and T. R. Milburn with E. O. Griffiths, at the site of a previous Empire Theatre (built 1866). 1979 improvement of backstage area. 1980 extension of stage and orchestra pit by TACP. 1998 extension and improvements by Ellis Williams. 2348 seats.