Kingston Empire [London]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
description: theater in Kingston upon Thames @nl
alternative label: Kingston Empire
EUTA building identifier: 3403
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
Wikidata source: Q32269928
GPS: Point(-0.3049 51.4109)
Address: 153-157 Clarence Street, London, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1QT, England
architect: Bertie Crewe
Theatres Trust Database ID: 768
City: London
city section: Kingston upon Thames
opening date: 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q16970
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: Kingston.htm#empire
Carthalia ID: 4436
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built by Bertie Crewe. Opened 20 Oct 1910 as Empire Music Hall Theatre. Later known as Empire Theatre. Auditorium damaged by fire in June 1919, subsequently repaired. 1930 redecoration. Closed 27 March 1955. Auditorium interior demolished when the building was converted into a supermarket. Later used as a a pub (King's Tun), then a church (KingsGate Church).
Burnt down date: 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z