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7 unusual facts about Frank Matcham


Cardiff Empire

Originally built in 1887, it was rebuilt in 1900 by the renowned theatre architech Frank Matcham after an extensive fire.

Friar Street, Reading

Located on the south side of Friar Street once stood the Frank Matcham designed Royal County Theatre, built in 1895.

Grand Opera House, Belfast

The Grand Opera House is a theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, designed by the most prolific theatre architect of the period, Frank Matcham.

Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

The site of the Royal Concert Hall was previously the old 'Empire Palace of Varieties' designed and built in 1898 by Frank Matcham.

Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen

The auditorium was rebuilt in 1897 by theatre architect Frank Matcham, but then closed temporarily in 1906, following the opening of the larger His Majesty's Theatre.

Victoria Quarter

The development was built around 1900 and designed by the theatre architect Frank Matcham, and originally included the Empire Palace Theatre, which was demolished in the 1960s.

Winter Gardens, Blackpool

The original building, completed in 1889, at a cost of £9,098 was designed by the prolific theatre architect Frank Matcham, who also designed the nearby Grand Theatre and the Tower Ballroom.


London Coliseum

Opened on 24 December 1904 as the London Coliseum Theatre of Varieties, the theatre was designed by theatrical architect Frank Matcham (designer of the London Palladium) for impresario Oswald Stoll.


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