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Queen's Theatre, Burslem

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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.
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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
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in 1910 made its original purpose obsolete, the building was opened as the Queen's Theatre, a venue for drama, concerts and other entertainments.
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Requiring repairs, the theatre closed in 1998. From 2003 events occasionally took place; it closed again in 2014.
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above; there is a windowless attic storey above this. There is a large doorway between each pair of columns.
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It was commissioned as Burslem's town hall, to replace the
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Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church
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Burslem
grid reference
SJ 869 499
Coordinates
53°2′48″N 2°11′48″W / 53.04667°N 2.19667°W / 53.04667; -2.19667
Burslem
Stoke-on-Trent
listed building
town hall built in the 1850s
Federation of Stoke-on-Trent
ashlar
portico
Corinthian columns
entablature
Art Deco




Historic England
"Town hall and theatre (1195877)"
National Heritage List for England



"Queen's Hall"


"Queen's Theatre"

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