Britannia Music Hall
type: Item
description: theatre building in London, Uk
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
city section: Southwark
opening date: 1826-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: Rotunda.htm
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
Wikidata source: Q11838924
Carthalia ID: 2786
Note: Built 1857 by Gildard & Macfarlane as a warehouse. 1860 opened as Campbell's Music Salon, later in 1860 renamed Britannia Hall. 1869 renamed Britannia Music Hall. 1899 rebuilding, renamed Panopticon. From 1922 exclusively used as a cinema, first as Tron Cinema, from 1927 as Panopticon Pictures. Closed 1938. Ground floor pub converted into an amusement arcade, upper floor theatre closed, converted into a workshop, with the auditorium hidden behind a false ceiling. Re-opened 2003. 2011 exterior renovations. Used for traditional music hall performances.