Holloway Empire [London]
type: Item
label: Holloway Empire Theatre @es
label: Holloway Empire
description: Theatre building in Islington, United Kingdom
description: bioscoop in London Borough of Islington, Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
EUTA building identifier: 2236
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
GPS: Point(-0.1115 51.552)
Wikidata source: Q42120161
opening date: 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
city section: Islington
City: London
Wikidata instance: Q19860854
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: HollowayEmpire.htm
architect: W. G. R. Sprague
Carthalia ID: 4376
Preservation state: extinct building
Preservation state: Disused
Note: Built 1899 by W. G. R. Sprague for Oswald Stoll (Moss Empires Ltd.). Opened 4 Dec 1899 as Holloway Empire & Palace Theatre. 1210 seats. Soon renamed Empire Theatre of Varieties. Since 1902, also used as a cinema. From 1923 solely used as a cinema. Closed Aug 1938. Later used as a warehouse. Demolished 1953 in favour of an office block.
demolished: 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
closure date: 1938-01-01T00:00:00Z