Brixton Theatre [London]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Brixton, United Kingdom
alternative label: Brixton Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 2002
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
Wikidata source: Q58336135
GPS: Point(-0.1149 51.4612)
opening date: 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
architect: Frank Matcham
city section: Brixton
city section: Lambeth
Wikidata instance: Q19860854
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: Brixton.htm#brixton
Carthalia ID: 4360
theatricalia id: 61v/brixton-shaw-theatre-london
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1896 by Frank Matcham. Opened 21 Sep 1896 with The Sign of the Cross. 1504 seats. 1940 renamed Melville Theatre (after the theatre director Frederick Melville). Destroyed by bombs on 8 Nov 1940. Remains subsequently demolished.
Burnt down date: 1940-11-08T00:00:00Z