Coventry in West Midlands, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
The Coventry Theatre
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 11, 2018
1. The Coventry Theatre Marker
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The Coventry Theatre. .
The Coventry Theatre. The New Hippodrome, as it was originally named, was opened on 1 November 1937. It was the third Hippodrome on this site, the first situated in Pool Meadow (1903) and the second (1907) built in what is now the lower part of Lady Herbert’s Garden. The New Hippodrome, re-named the Coventry Theatre in 1955, provided the venue for some of the world’s artistes and productions. The auditorium was comfortable and impressive in size, seating 2136. The arrival of television in the 1950s and ‘60s caused a drastic decline in the popularity of variety theatre. In 1985 the theatre became a bingo hall and operated as such until it was demolished in 2002 to make way for Millennium Place, the Whittle Arch and the new frontage to the Coventry Transport Museum.
2004 Coventry City Council.
The Coventry Theatre
The New Hippodrome, as it was originally named, was opened on 1 November 1937. It was the third Hippodrome on this site, the first situated in Pool Meadow (1903) and the second (1907) built in what is now the lower part of Lady Herbert’s Garden. The New Hippodrome, re-named the Coventry Theatre in 1955, provided the venue for some of the world’s artistes and productions. The auditorium was comfortable and impressive in size, seating 2136. The arrival of television in the 1950s and ‘60s caused a drastic decline in the popularity of variety theatre. In 1985 the theatre became a bingo hall and operated as such until it was demolished in 2002 to make way for Millennium Place, the Whittle Arch and the new frontage to the Coventry Transport Museum.
Location. 52° 24.63′ N, 1° 30.544′ W. Marker is in Coventry, England, in West Midlands. Marker can be reached from Trinity Street close to Hales Street, on the left when traveling north. Located at the west end of the Whittle
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Arch in front of the Coventry Transport Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coventry, England CV1 5SE, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Coventry Theatre on Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 15, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 11, 2018
2. The Coventry Theatre Marker
Photographed By Michael Herrick, August 11, 2018
3. The Coventry Theatre Marker
The west end of the Whittle Arch
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
