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SnakeCorp

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The Grand Theatre was a 1,100 seater theatre in the seaside resort of Llandudno, North Wales. It opened in 1901 and survived as a theatre until 1980. It then remained derelict until 1987, when the Stage, Stalls & Lower Balcony areas were refurbished and reopened as the Grand Revivals disco. In the early 1990s, it was renamed Broadway Boulevard and it remains open as a nightclub today.

With the exception of the former Stage, Stalls and Lower Balcony areas, the theatre remains intact. Even in the nightclub areas, the fittings are built as a shell around the original theatre decor and layout - it was a condition of the Planning Permission that the theatre could be brought back into use if it ever ceased to be a nightclub.

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Exterior of the Grand Theatre
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4401990850/in/set-72157623521219490

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Ornate Staircase from Entrance Foyer to Managers Office
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4392665595/in/set-72157623521219490

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On the top seating balcony, looking across the nightclub fittings to the Proscenium Arch & Circular Sunburst Ceiling
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4391925247/in/set-72157623521219490

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Detail of the circular ceiling, complete with hand painted flowers and greenery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4392383025/in/set-72157623521219490

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The Top Balcony and Control Box
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4392396105/in/set-72157623521219490

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Ancient Arc light - there were a few of these scattered around
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4392640155/in/set-72157623521219490

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Stage Lighting Control Board
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4393424766/in/set-72157623521219490

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Up in the Fly Tower above the Stage, black Safety Curtain to right.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4393459622/in/set-72157623521219490

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Fly Ropes, as they were left when the Theatre closed in 1980
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4393438726/in/set-72157623521219490

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Situated under the Stage, this is the Coffin Lift, one of the numerous surviving pieces of Edwardian stage engineering.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4392671279/in/set-72157623521219490

The full 80+ set of photos of my tour is over on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/sets/72157623521219490/

Many thanks to Mr. L at Broadway Boulevard for showing me around
:)
 
Impressive theatre...such lovely fittings. Nice to see the forethought to ensure that the original layout is maintained.
Kudos for getting to see these hidden areas. Lovely stuff. :)
 
That is a gorgeous building, looks great from the outside, but loving the ceilings/art work, metal work in there. Plus the lights and is that a projector as well?

Good on the local council for having the foresight to make sure the building itself is kept intact so can be turned back into a theatre if the nightclub ever closes. Shame most other councils don't have the same way of thinking.

Excellent pics mate, I do like this.

:) Sal
 
Hey SnakeCorp, good to see you're still kicking about - I remember you from UER.
Looks like a real timewarp in there, nice that they retained it all.
 
This is wonderful, did you have to light paint the top parts your self?? its amazing what you can find above suspended ceilings
The guy who was showing me around was carrying a 500w floodlight that he kindly pointed in various directions for me! :) That, and the camera's flash did the trick.
 
That's some great pics of a fantastic looking building! Good to see so many original features being looked after! :mrgreen:
 

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