The Long Read: The Leas Pavilion
In 2007 The Radnor Estate sold to Churchgate Developers for £3.2m a lease of 150 years on the Leas Pavilion and surrounding land. Planning Permission is due to lapse on the … Continue reading
Pass the popcorn: a brief introduction to cinemas | Heritage Calling
Film was first shown in Britain in 1896 in temporary fairground booths and converted shops – so-called ‘penny gaffs’ or theatre ‘turns’. What followed was an endless love affair between … Continue reading
Garrick in the Garrick – The Bowes Museum’s Blog
Carmen Holdsworth-Delgado is Curator for the Garrick Club. In 2011 the Club acquired two paintings by Johann Zoffany of David Garrick and his wife and in doing so, became only … Continue reading
THE BURNLEY EMPIRE THEATRE | Beauty Bellezza Beauté
The Empire Theatre in Burnley, UK. The Empire Theatre in Burnley opened in 1894 with seats for 1,935 and hosted acts from around the world. Photos (1 to 6): Mark … Continue reading
Mirth, Mayhem and Marvel: A Brief Introduction to Music Halls | Heritage Calling
‘The scent… of music halls everywhere – the scent of wood and grease-paint and spilling beer, of gas and of tobacco and of hair-oil, all combined… later I heard it … Continue reading
7 Sensational Sites for Eliza Doolittle Day
‘One evening the King will say ‘Oh, Liza, old thing, I want all of England your praises to sing. Next week on the twentieth of May, I proclaim Liza Doolittle … Continue reading
Rogues & Vagabonds 