Theatres · South East England
Pavilion Arts Centre
Pavilion Arts Centre in England South East, United Kingdom.
Colin Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Pavilion Arts Centre is a cinema or movie theatre in England South East, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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Heritage listing
The Pavilion Arts Centre was opened in 1889 as the new Entertainment Stage theatre on St John's Road in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is part of the Pavilion Gardens complex of buildings in the town's central Conservation Area. It has a main 360-seat theatre, and since 2017 it has been the home of Buxton Cinema.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Pavilion Arts Centre was opened in 1889 as the new Entertainment Stage theatre on St John's Road in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is part of the Pavilion Gardens complex of buildings in the town's central Conservation Area. It has a main 360-seat theatre, and since 2017 it has been the home of Buxton Cinema.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Pavilion Arts Centre is Buxton's second theatre, located behind the Buxton Opera House which is the town's principal theatre venue with 900 seats. The two theatres share a programme of events staged by the same organisation. In 2010 the Paxton Suite was redeveloped and opened as the Pavilion Arts Centre with a smaller Studio Theatre as well as the main theatre. The centre is one of the main venues for the annual Buxton Festival and for the town's Fringe Festival. with a production of Quality Street in which Peter Wyngarde made the first appearance of his professionsl career, as Ensign Blades. Soon after that, it presented J. B. Priestley's When We Are Married. The Literary and Dramatic…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.2583, -1.9180
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- High Peak
- Parish
- High Peak, unparished area
- Postcode
- SK17 6BE
- Parliamentary constituency
- High Peak
- Established
- 1889
Sources
- wikidata: Q31675071 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pavilion Arts Centre?
- Pavilion Arts Centre is in Derbyshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SK17 6BE), in the parish of High Peak, unparished area.
- When was Pavilion Arts Centre built?
- Built or established in 1889.
- Is Pavilion Arts Centre a listed building?
- Pavilion Arts Centre is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Pavilion Arts Centre?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SK17 6BE. It sits within the High Peak parliamentary constituency.