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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United Kingdom » England » Salford, Greater Manchester » Victoria Theatre
Also known as Victoria Picture House, Victoria Theatre Cinema

Victoria Theatre

Salford, Greater Manchester, England
14-18 Great Clowes Street
, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom M7 1RE
(map)
+44.0161.832.9606
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Baroque, Tudor Revival
Function: Bingo Hall
Seats: 917
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Bertie Crewe
Firm: Unknown
Victoria Theatre
Recent exterior view of the Victoria Salford
Photo courtesy of Ian Grundy
Located in the Lower Broughton/Broughton Bridge district of Salford. The Victoria Theatre opened as a live theatre on Monday December 10, 1900 and was designed by noted theatre architect Bertie Crewe.

The first record of film exhibition was in November 1901, by the "Thomas Edison Animated Picture Company". In 1913, the theatre was granted a Cinema licence but returned to live theatre again between 1917 and 1919.

The interior was redesigned by another architect named Watson and the ceilings were decorated with Victorian period scenes. The redesign included a Jacobean style cafe.

The Victoria Theatre Cinema continued life as a cinema until 1958, when it closed due to lack of trade caused by the slum clearances. It was used as a clothing store for a period and occasional repertory groups staged sporadic live theatre performances and pantomimes in the 1960's.

In 1973, the theatre became a bingo hall (its current use). It is now on the statuatory historic buildings list as a Grade II Listed building.
Contributed by Steve Lynch

YOUR COMMENTS

 
The Victoria Theatre was grade 2 listed on 18th January 1980
posted by SteveLynch on Feb 21, 2002 at 10:40am
never let this beautiful building be demolished.
TOM JONES PLAYED HERE.
i am 38 years old and have lived and work all over
salford and have never been too far away from "the vic".
i saw panto there when i was a kid.

rjc
posted by r j c on Sep 17, 2004 at 2:42pm
The exterior of this theatre building is so beautiful that I applaud those living in the States to have many classical theatre buildings to be preserved for theatre researchers like us to do research.
Raymond Lo/2nd June,2005
posted by Suwanti on Jun 2, 2005 at 8:36am
A lovely view of the auditorium in its current use as a bingo hall. Note only the stalls and dress circle are in use. The upper circle and balcony seats (on long wooden benches) are no longer in use.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/43320553/in/pool-cinemasignage/
posted by KenRoe on Sep 20, 2005 at 2:27am
The Salford Palace Bingo Hall lists its address as:
14/18 Great Clowes Street
Broughton Bridge
Salford
M7 1RE
posted by monika on Jul 26, 2009 at 12:29am
Did the theatre run a children's theatre group in the 1960/70?
posted by Ian Royle on Oct 27, 2009 at 4:44am
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