The Empire Theatre [Bristol]
type: Item
label: New Empire Theatre @es
description: Theatre building in Bristol, United Kingdom
description: bioscoop in Bristol, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
alternative label: The Empire Theatre
EUTA building identifier: 2620
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Bristol
Wikidata source: Q39134979
opening date: 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q19860854
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Carthalia ID: 2762
Modern Opera Houses index: 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.
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: 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.
demolished: 1963-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z