Queen's Hall, Minehead

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Queen's Hall

The Queen's Hall in Minehead, Somerset, England, was built in 1914 on the sea front of Minehead as a theatre for films and live performances.

It was designed by W. J. Tamlyn a local architect and built of brick with Bath Stone dressings by J. B. & S. B. Marley. The first show was Oh I Say, which had previously been at the Criterion Theatre in London. [1]

The brick building has three bays, with a decorated fascia and iron-and-glass canopy. [2] The auditorium, which is 100 feet (30 m) by 46 feet (14 m), has a barrel roof with an elliptical proscenium arch with ornamental cartouche. [2] Orchestra stalls and the balcony provided the majority of the seating, and there were two boxes. [3] It was a venue for various ballet and theatrical touring companies and was the first place in the town at which a sound film was shown. [4] In 1930 a Western Electric sound system was installed. [3]

The theatre and cinema closed in 1939 with the outbreak of the Second World War, with the building being used as a canteen for troops. [3] The building suffered major damage in the storms of 1996, with the glass canopy over the entrance being destroyed and flood damage to the hall. [2] The building was restored for use as an amusement arcade and then a public house, at one time called the Mambo bar. [3] Until 2015 it operated under its original name, "The Queen's Hall," as a pub. The pub closed in 2015. The lease was sold in 2012 for an undisclosed sum. It incorporated upper and lower ground floors with the balcony set up as a VIP area. There were also a kitchen and washing up area with a manager's flat above. [5] It was refurbished and reopened in 2016. [6]

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Coordinates: 51°12′25″N3°28′04″W / 51.2069489°N 3.4676845°W / 51.2069489; -3.4676845