Lyric Theatre [London]
type: Item
label: Lyric Theatre
description: Theatre building in Hammersmith, United Kingdom
description: theater in Hammersmith en Fulham @nl
EUTA building identifier: 2239
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
GPS: Point(-0.2264 51.4931)
Wikidata source: Q12061418
opening date: 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: King Street, London, Hammersmith & Fulham, W6 0QL, England
Web: lyric.co.uk
architect: Frank Matcham
Theatres Trust Database ID: 442
city section: Hammersmith
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: Hammersmith.htm#lyric
Carthalia ID: 9070
Modern Opera Houses index: Descriptive text, II. p. 37 ; Block plan, II. p. 37; General view, II. p. 37 ; Front elevation, II. PL 75 ; Plan area, II. PL 75 ; Plan 1st tier, II. PI. 75 ; Plan 2nd tier, PL 76 ; Plan 3rd tier, II. PI 76; Longitudinal section, II. PL 76 ; III. p. 30 ; Diagram of box-front line, III. p. 62 ; Fire- resisting curtain, elevation and section, III. pp. 114, 115, 116 ; Skeleton section of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62 ; Skeleton plan of auditorium, III. PL opp. p. 62 ; Stage: Descriptive text, III. S. p. 77 ; Plan of ‘bridges, III. S. p. 77 ; Section of ‘bridges,’ S. p. 77; Cost and dimensions, III. p. 18.
theatricalia id: 3j/lyric-theatre-hammersmith-london
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Opened 1979 as Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, also known as Lyric Hammersmith. The building contains the main hall (the 1895 Matcham auditorium; 550 seats) and a studio theatre (120 seats). 2015 rebuildings.