Queen's Theatre, Burslem

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Queen's Theatre, Burslem
General information
StatusGrade II listed
Location Burslem
grid reference SJ 869 499
AddressWedgwood Street
Burslem, Staffordshire
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates 53°2′48″N2°11′48″W / 53.04667°N 2.19667°W / 53.04667; -2.19667
Completed1911
Design and construction
Architect(s)Russell and Cooper

The Queen's Theatre (originally Queen's Hall) is a theatre building in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England. It is situated in Wedgwood Street in the town centre.

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It is a Grade II listed building, listed on 19 April 1972. [1]

History

It was commissioned as Burslem's town hall, to replace the town hall built in the 1850s, and was built by the architects Russell and Cooper. [1] [2] Completed in 1911, after the Federation of Stoke-on-Trent in 1910 made its original purpose obsolete, the building was opened as the Queen's Theatre, a venue for drama, concerts and other entertainments. [2] [3]

Requiring repairs, the theatre closed in 1998. From 2003 events occasionally took place; it closed again in 2014. [4]

Architecture

The front, faced with ashlar, has a portico of full height with three pairs of Corinthian columns and an entablature above; there is a windowless attic storey above this. There is a large doorway between each pair of columns. [1] [4]

To the right of the main frontage is a wing of the building, of two storeys, with ten windows on each storey and an entrance. It is supposed that this part, being less ornate, was created after it was known that the building was no longer intended as a town hall. [1] [2]

The foyer has a white marble staircase at each end. The auditorium has a rear and side balconies, and a ceiling with decorative plasterwork and large Art Deco lamps. [3] [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Queen's Hall" thepotteries.org. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Queen's Theatre" Breaking the Mould. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Queen's Theatre" Theatres Trust. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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