Alexandra Theatre [London]
type: Item
label: Alexandra Theatre
description: Theatre building in Stoke Newington, United Kingdom
description: schouwburg en bioscoop in Hackney, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 1046
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
GPS: Point(-0.0749 51.5532)
Wikidata source: Q42213206
opening date: 1897-12-27T00:00:00Z
Address: 67a Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 8AH, England
architect: Frank Matcham
City: London
city section: Stoke Newington
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: AlexandraTheatreStokeNewington.htm
Carthalia ID: 4419
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1897 by Frank Matcham for Frederick William Purcell. Opened 27 Dec 1897 as Alexandra Theatre. Named in honour of Queen Alexandra (1844-1925). 1905 renamed Palace Theatre of Varieties. 1909 renamed Alexandra Theatre. Closed Oct 1950. Demolished in the early 1960s in favour of a housing block (Alexandra Court).
demolished: 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z