Collins Music Hall [London]
type: Item
label: Collins Music Hall
description: Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
description: theater in London Borough of Islington @nl
EUTA building identifier: 1045
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
GPS: Point(-0.1024 51.5365)
Wikidata source: Q32269853
opening date: 1863-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: 10 Islington Green, London, N1 2XH, England
Redevelopment date: 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
Theatres Trust Database ID: 557
city section: Islington
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: Raglan.htm
Burnt down date: 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
Carthalia ID: 1087
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1862 as Landsdown Arms Music Hall at the rear of the pub, Landsdown Arms. Later renamed Sam Collins' Music Hall. 1885 entrance and hall rebuilding by Edward Clarke. 1897 new auditorium by E. A. E. Woodrow; renamed Collins' Theatre of Varieties. 1908 repair works after a fire, auditorium alterations (six circle boxes removed). In 1908 and during World War I also known as Islington Hippodrome. 1911 renovations works by Lovegrove and Papworth. 1931 installation of new heating and ventilation. Destroyed by a fire in 1958. Subsequently restoration of the façade, rebuilding for use as a bookshop.