Theatre Royal [Chatham]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Chatham, United Kingdom, opened in 1899
description: theater in Chatham @nl
alternative label: Theatre Royal
EUTA building identifier: 853
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Chatham
GPS: Point(0.5218 51.3833)
Wikidata source: Q26558566
Building date: 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: 102 High Street, Chatham, Kent, ME1, England
Theatres Trust Database ID: 1880
opening date: 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q109607
Carthalia ID: 5188
theatricalia id: 5kv/theatre-royal-chatham-chatham
Note: Built 1899 by G. E. Bond. Opened 31 July 1899 as Theatre Royal. 2840 seats. Severely damaged by fire soon after. Subsequently rebuilt by G. E. Bond and re-opened in 1900 with 1500 seats. 1938 rebuilding by Andrew Mather. Re-opened as Royal Hippodrome Theatre. 1940 renamed Theatre Royal. Closed 1953 and converted into a furniture store. Demolished in 2009 in favour of flats, with only the façade and foyer remaining.
demolished: 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z