Theatre Royal, Halifax
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Image: © Phil Champion Taken: 7 Jan 2011
The current Theatre Royal building was built in 1905, replacing an earlier theatre dating from 1789. The building was damaged by fire in February 1927, but reopened in September of that year. The building was converted into a cinema in 1933 and became a bingo hall in 1966, closing in 1992. In 1994, a London theatre trust drew up plans to turn the Theatre Royal into the UK’s first national museum of theatre technology, at a cost of £7 million. But owners Rank failed to agree with the trust on the £250,000 purchase price. Between 1999 and c2007 the building was used as a night club, successively name La Mania, Club Platinum, and the Theatre Club. In 2008 proposals were announced demolish the auditorium and build a 103 bedroom 5 storey hotel, retaining the façade. So far these plans have come to nothing and the building remains empty. http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/local/could_theatre_royal_make_a_grand_hotel_103_rooms_a_gym_and_restaurant_planned_1_1914787
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