Theatre Royal [Manchester]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Manchester, United Kingdom, opened in 1845
description: theater in Manchester @nl
alternative label: Theatre Royal
EUTA building identifier: 737
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Manchester
GPS: Point(-2.2465 53.4777)
Wikidata source: Q7777435
Building date: 1845-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: 49 Peter Street, Manchester, M2 3NQ, England
architectural style: Neoclassical architecture
architect: Francis Chester
architect: John Gould Irwin
Theatres Trust Database ID: 604
opening date: 1845-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q622425
Carthalia ID: 2823
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1845 by John Gould Irwin & Francis Chester. Opened as Theatre Royal. 1871 alterations by Edward Salomon. Converted into a cinema in 1921, renamed Royal Cinema. Closed 1972. Later used as a a cinema, bingo hall and nightclub. Not used since 2009.
closure date: 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z