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.
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]
Architectureedit
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]
^ abc"Queen's Hall" thepotteries.org. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
^ ab"Queen's Theatre" Breaking the Mould. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
^ abc"Queen's Theatre" Theatres Trust. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
External linksedit
Media related to Queen's Theatre, Burslem at Wikimedia Commons
January 01, 1970
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