Theatres · North West England
Winter Gardens
Also known as: Victoria Pavilion, Morecambe Winter Gardens
Winter Gardens is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Morecambe · 0.3 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Winter Gardens is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Records date its origin to 1897. Address: Marine Road Central, Morecambe, LA4 4BU. Also known as: Victoria Pavilion, Morecambe Winter Gardens. Coordinates: 54.0721°, -2.8710°.
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Heritage listing
The Winter Gardens is a Grade II* listed building in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. Designed by architects Mangnall and Littlewood, with Frank Matcham as a consulting architect, it was originally built as the Victoria Pavilion Theatre in 1897 (opened on Monday, 19 July 1897) and was an extension to the existing Winter Gardens complex, which has since been demolished. The theatre closed to the public in 1977 and was listed the same year.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Winter Gardens is a Grade II* listed building in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. Designed by architects Mangnall and Littlewood, with Frank Matcham as a consulting architect, it was originally built as the Victoria Pavilion Theatre in 1897 (opened on Monday, 19 July 1897) and was an extension to the existing Winter Gardens complex, which has since been demolished. The theatre closed to the public in 1977 and was listed the same year. It is considered to be one of Morecambe's most significant features, and a campaign for its restoration has been ongoing since 1986.
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Background
History
The Victoria Pavilion Theatre was built in 1897 as part of an existing complex. Dating from 1878, the original complex included seawater baths, bars and a ballroom. In the 1950s, the Winter Gardens were taken over by Moss Empires, however declining profits in the following decades led to its closure in 1977. Although the theatre building that remains today was listed the same year, the ballroom building was demolished in 1982. In 2008, as part of an appraisal of the Morecambe Conservation Area, the Winter Gardens were listed as one of the area's most significant features, as the main example of the remnants of the resort's nineteenth century entertainment buildings.
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- Coordinates
- 54.0721, -2.8710
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Parish
- Morecambe
- Postcode
- LA4 4BU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Established
- 1897
- Nearest railway station
- Morecambe — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.morecambewintergardens.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w95896664 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Morecambe Winter Gardens (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Morecambe WInter Gardens.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Winter Gardens?
- Winter Gardens is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA4 4BU), in the parish of Morecambe.
- When was Winter Gardens built?
- Built or established in 1897.
- Who owns Winter Gardens?
- Winter Gardens is owned by The Morecambe Winter Gardens Preservation Trust Ltd.
- Is Winter Gardens a listed building?
- Winter Gardens is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Winter Gardens a protected site?
- Yes — Winter Gardens is part of the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Winter Gardens?
- The nearest railway station is Morecambe, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA4 4BU.