Hackney Empire [London]
type: Item
label: Hackney Empire
description: Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
description: theater in Hackney, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 2235
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
GPS: Point(-0.0555 51.5455)
Wikidata source: Q5637363
opening date: 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 137662
Capacity: 1275
Address: 291 Mare Street, London, Hackney, E8 1EJ, England
Web: hackneyempire.co.uk
architect: Frank Matcham
Theatres Trust Database ID: 819
city section: Hackney
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: HackneyEmpireTheatre.htm
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q185293
Carthalia ID: 4414
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1901 by Frank Matcham for Oswald Stoll. Opened 9 Dec 1901. Originally 2132 seats (now 1275 seats). 1956-1963 used as a television studio. 1963-1986 used as a bingo hall. 2004 major restoration.