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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.
Exterior of the Grand Theatre
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4401990850/in/set-72157623521219490
Ornate Staircase from Entrance Foyer to Managers Office
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4392665595/in/set-72157623521219490
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
Detail of the circular ceiling, complete with hand painted flowers and greenery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4392383025/in/set-72157623521219490
The Top Balcony and Control Box
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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
Stage Lighting Control Board
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4393424766/in/set-72157623521219490
Up in the Fly Tower above the Stage, black Safety Curtain to right.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4393459622/in/set-72157623521219490
Fly Ropes, as they were left when the Theatre closed in 1980
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4393438726/in/set-72157623521219490
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
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.
Exterior of the Grand Theatre
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4401990850/in/set-72157623521219490
Ornate Staircase from Entrance Foyer to Managers Office
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4392665595/in/set-72157623521219490
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
Detail of the circular ceiling, complete with hand painted flowers and greenery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4392383025/in/set-72157623521219490
The Top Balcony and Control Box
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4392396105/in/set-72157623521219490
Ancient Arc light - there were a few of these scattered around
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4392640155/in/set-72157623521219490
Stage Lighting Control Board
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4393424766/in/set-72157623521219490
Up in the Fly Tower above the Stage, black Safety Curtain to right.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4393459622/in/set-72157623521219490
Fly Ropes, as they were left when the Theatre closed in 1980
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davellandudno/4393438726/in/set-72157623521219490
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