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After three years of bingo use, the group of friends, now called the Friends of the Grand, with the support of Blackpool Borough Council negotiated to lease and eventually buy the theatre back from EMI over a period of a few years. The purchase was complete by 1 October 1980 and a refurbishment, achieved partly through voluntary effort, was begun.
Owner - Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Ltd Grand Theatre, Lancaster: Lancaster 1792; 1848–1978 457 Greenwich Theatre: Greenwich 1864, rebuilt 1969 430 The Grand Clitheroe 1874; 2008 400 (standing) 240 (fully seated, theatre-style) 140 (cabaret) Owned by The Lancaster Foundation Grand Theatre, Leeds: Leeds 18 November 1878 1,550 Home of Opera North
On 1 March 1974, the ballroom was the venue for the opening concert of Queen's first ever headlining tour of the UK. [9] [10] [11] On 14 and 15 January 2017, the ballroom hosted a two-day tournament to crown the first-ever WWE United Kingdom Champion. [12] On 12 January 2019, it hosted NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, the first-ever NXT UK TakeOver ...
The Opera House Theatre is one of the largest theatres in the United Kingdom.The present theatre is the third such structure to have been built on the site. [3]The original building, completed in 1889, at a cost of £9,098 was designed by the theatre architect Frank Matcham, who also designed the nearby Grand Theatre and the Tower Ballroom.
The Grand Theatre, a chain of 14 multiplex cinemas in the southern United States operated by Southern Theatres; Grand Theatre (Douglas, Arizona), aka Douglas Grand Theatre, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Warner Grand Theatre, San Pedro, California; Masonic Hall and Grand Theater, Wilmington, Delaware, listed on the NRHP
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The Winter Gardens is a large entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which includes a theatre, ballroom and conference facilities. Opened in 1878, it is a Grade II* listed building, [1] operated by Blackpool Entertainment Company Limited [2] on behalf of Blackpool Council, which purchased the property from Leisure Parcs Ltd as part of a £40 million deal in 2010.
The Grand Theatre. At its peak in the 1930s Blackpool's numerous theatres and cinemas could seat more than 60,000 people. [77] The Theatre Royal on Clifton Street first opened as the Assembly Rooms and Arcade in 1868. It later became the Tivoli Electric Theatre and eventually Yates's Wine Lodge before it was destroyed by fire in 2009. [169] [170]