The Palladium is a former theatre and cinema, since 2001 a pub, in Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
| The Palladium | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Gloddaeth Street, Llandudno |
| Coordinates | 53°19′30.22″N 3°49′56.14″W / 53.3250611°N 3.8322611°W |
| OS grid reference | SH 780 825 |
| Built | 1920 |
| Original use | theatre and cinema |
| Current use | theme pub |
| Architect | Arthur Hewitt |
| Website | www |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 16 March 1976 |
| Reference no. | 5794 |
History and description
editThe theatre, built on the site of a market hall, opened on Bank Holiday Monday 30 August 1920. It was designed in Baroque style by Arthur Hewitt, a councillor in Llandudno; he also designed Clare's Department Store and the Washington Hotel in the town.[2][3]
The stuccoed facade has two domed towers to each side, and a central recess featuring an oriel window within pillars that support a pediment. On the ground floor there are shop fronts on either side of the entrance.[1][2] The original theatre had a circular entrance foyer, leading to the auditorium, which seated 1,500 in stalls, a dress circle and a balcony. There were also boxes either side of the stage and behind the dress circle.[2][3]
The building was a theatre and cinema during its early years. After the Second World War it was mainly a cinema, with stage productions during the summer. In 1972 there was a conversion, so that the interior was split into a bingo hall in the former stalls, and a cinema in the former dress circle. The building was closed in September 1999.[2][3][4]
It was purchased by Wetherspoons in 2000; it was restored as much as possible into its original condition, in accordance with planning permission, and was opened as a theme pub in August 2001. There was restoration of the exterior in 2012–13.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Cadw. "Palladium, including shops in rear facing Market Street (Grade II) (5794)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Palladium Cinema" Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d "The Palladium" historypoints.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ a b "The Palladium Theatre, Gloddaeth Street, Llandudno" ArthurLloyd.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
External links
editMedia related to Palladium, Llandudno at Wikimedia Commons