Islington Empire
type: Item
description: theatre building in London, Uk
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
city section: Islington
opening date: 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: 40 Islington High Street
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: Philharmonic.htm
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
Wikidata source: Q42164106
Carthalia ID: 4433
Note: 1901 rebuilding again by Frank Matcham, using the facade of the former building. Interior decoration by Felix de Jong. Opened Jan 1901 as Islington Empire Theatre. 1912-1918 renamed Islington Palace Theatre. 1932 converted into a cinema, re-opened as Empire Cinema. Damaged by fire on 7 Feb 1938. Repaired and re-opened 6 Feb 1939. Closed 10 March 1962. Auditorium subsequently demolished in favour of a car park (while still preserving the facade which was demolished in 1981 and translocated to the Museum of London). Only the backstage wall is still extant on the site.
demolished: 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z