Palladium, Llandudno
The Palladium | ||
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OS grid reference SH 780 825 | | |
Built | 1920 | |
Original use | theatre and cinema | |
Current use | theme pub | |
Architect | Arthur Hewitt | |
Website | www | |
Listed Building – Grade II | ||
Designated | 16 March 1976 | |
Reference no. | 5794 |
The Palladium is a former theatre and cinema, since 2001 a pub, in Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History and description
The theatre, built on the site of a market hall, opened on Bank Holiday Monday 30 August 1920. It was designed in Baroque style by Arthur Hewitt, a councillor in Llandudno; he also designed Clare's Department Store and the Washington Hotel in the town.[2][3]
The stuccoed facade has two domed towers to each side, and a central recess featuring an oriel window within pillars that support a pediment. On the ground floor there are shop fronts on either side of the entrance.[1][2] The original theatre had a circular entrance foyer, leading to the auditorium, which seated 1,500 in stalls, a dress circle and a balcony. There were also boxes either side of the stage and behind the dress circle.[2][3]
The building was a theatre and cinema during its early years. After the Second World War it was mainly a cinema, with stage productions during the summer. In 1972 there was a connversion, so that the interior was split into a bingo hall in the former stalls, and a cinema in the former dress circle. The building was closed in September 1999.[2][3][4]
It was purchased by
References
- ^ National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Palladium Cinema" Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d "The Palladium" historypoints.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ a b "The Palladium Theatre, Gloddaeth Street, Llandudno" ArthurLloyd.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
External links
- Media related to Palladium, Llandudno at Wikimedia Commons