Theatres · West Midlands
Westminster Theatre
Westminster Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Silverdale · 3.3 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Westminster Theatre is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Coordinates: 53.0032°, -2.2737°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Westminster Theatre was a theatre in London, on Palace Street in Westminster.
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Background
History
The structure on the site was originally built as the Charlotte Chapel in 1766, by William Dodd with money from his wife Mary Perkins. Through Peter Richard Hoare it came into the hands of the family owning Hoare's Bank, and was called St Peter's Chapel. It was altered and given a new frontage, by John Stanley Coombe Beard for use as a cinema, St James's Picture Theatre, opened in 1924. The conversion was by a group with court connections including Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood. The film shown at the opening was Rob Roy. The Picture Theatre then became a venue for live drama in 1931 after radical alterations, at the hands of Alderson Burrell Horne (1863–1953). Horne was known in the…
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- Coordinates
- 53.0032, -2.2737
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Parish
- Keele
- Postcode
- ST5 5BG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Established
- 1766
- Nearest railway station
- Silverdale — 3.3 km
- Official site
- www.keele.ac.uk
Sources
- osm: n4144979426 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Westminster Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Westminster Theatre?
- Westminster Theatre is in Staffordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode ST5 5BG), in the parish of Keele.
- When was Westminster Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1766.
- Who owns Westminster Theatre?
- Westminster Theatre is owned by | operator =.
- How do I get to Westminster Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Silverdale, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ST5 5BG.