Theatres · Central Scotland
Usher Hall
Usher Hall is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Haymarket · 0.9 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Usher Hall is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Records date its origin to 1914. Address: Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Coordinates: 55.9473°, -3.2049°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Usher Hall (Scottish Gaelic: Talla Usher) is a concert hall in the West End of Edinburgh, Scotland. The hall is owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council, and has hosted concerts and events since its construction in 1914. The venue can hold approximately 2,200 people in its recently restored auditorium, which is well loved by performers due to its acoustics. In March 1972, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Hall and compèred by Moira Shearer. This marked the first time that the Eurovision Song Contest had been held in Scotland. It was also the venue of Eurovision Young Musicians in August 2018. In 1986, the Commonwealth Games was hosted by Edinburgh, with the Usher Hall providing the venue for the boxing tournament. The Hall is flanked by The Royal Lyceum Theatre to the south and The Traverse Theatre to the north. Historic Environment Scotland has registered the Hall with Category A listed building status.
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Background
Architecture
The construction of the hall was funded by Andrew Usher, a whisky distiller and blender, who donated £100,000 to the city specifically to fund a new concert hall. The choice of site caused early delays but in 1910 an architectural competition was announced with the requirement that the hall be simple but dignified. The winning bid (one of 130 entries) came from Stockdale Harrison & Howard H Thomson of Leicester. The design was partly a backlash against Victorian Gothic, with a return to classical features owing much to the Beaux-Arts style. On 19 July 1911, George V and Queen Mary laid two memorial stones, an event attended by over a thousand people. Its curved walls, unusual for the time,…
Visiting
The finished building was officially opened on 16 March 1914 with a concert featuring music by Handel, Bach, Wagner, Beethoven and the Scottish composer Hamish MacCunn. The final cost of building the Usher Hall was £134,000. Andrew Usher died before building work was started.
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- Coordinates
- 55.9473, -3.2049
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH1 2EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Phone
- +44 131 228 1155
- Established
- 1914
- Nearest railway station
- Haymarket — 0.9 km
- Official site
- www.usherhall.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w230567157 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Usher Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Usher Hall, Edinburgh.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Usher Hall?
- Usher Hall is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH1 2EA).
- When was Usher Hall built?
- Built or established in 1914.
- Who owns Usher Hall?
- Usher Hall is owned by City of Edinburgh Council.
- How do I get to Usher Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Haymarket, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH1 2EA.