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Built by the Tunbridge Wells Corporation and designed by Percy Thomas and Ernest Prestwich, the Assembly Hall Theatre opened on 24 May 1939. [2] When first built, the auditorium had a capacity of 822 on the ground floor, with a further 320 in the balcony. [2] It was also equipped with a 22 ft x 29 ft cinema screen to allow films to be shown.
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The Opera House was purchased by Union Cinemas in 1931 and turned into a cinema. [4] The Opera House was bombed in the Second World War. The bomb did not explode but instead got caught in the proscenium arch above the stage and set fire to the inside of the Opera House, leading to a renovation before eventual re-opening in 1949. [5]
Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England, 30 miles (50 kilometres) southeast of central London.It lies close to the border with East Sussex on the northern edge of the High Weald, whose sandstone geology is exemplified by the rock formation High Rocks.
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Tunbridge Wells: House: 18th century: 20 May 1952 1225330: 68 London Road (including 47 Church Road) ...
The building was commissioned by the theatre manager, Sarah Baker, as the Tunbridge Wells Theatre, in the early 19th century. [2] It was designed in the neoclassical style, built in brick with a stucco finish and was officially opened on 8 July 1802. [3] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto The Pantiles.
The ground is located in the central area of Tunbridge Wells Common, close to the Wellington Rocks, an outcrop of Ardingly Sandstone laid down in the Lower Cretaceous period. [1] It is on Fir Tree Road, around 250 metres (0.16 mi) from the A264 road to the north and 500 metres (0.31 mi) from the A26 road to the south and east.