The Embassy Theatre is a historic structure on Broadway in the city of Peterborough in the United Kingdom, which operated as a cinema from 1953 to 1989.
The Embassy Theatre is a historic structure on Broadway in the city of Peterborough in the United Kingdom, which operated as a cinema from 1953 to 1989.
The Embassy Theatre was designed by David Evelyn Nye in the Art Deco style and built by The Demolition & Construction Co. of Croydon using the locally produced Fletton bricks. [1] It opened in 1937, putting on performances by well-known performers such as Laurel and Hardy. [2]
Nye was usually a cinema architect, and this was his only theatre. [3] However, the building was converted into a cinema in 1953, later becoming the ABC and finally Cannon Cinema. It tripled in size in 1981, before finally closing in 1989. [4] Since 1996, part of the premises have been occupied by the Edwards bar chain. [1]
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