The empire was almost completely demolished in 1981, however the lower 1 metre of the perimeter wall remained and it was possible to look over it into what where the stalls of the theatre which were substantially below ground level. It was possible to make out features of the layout, such as stairwells, stage area and internal walls. The remains of the theatre stayed this way until circa 2000, when the site was redeveloped as the Liquid & Envy nightclub.
It was never paved over and used as a parking lot!
Google Maps, location:
https://www.google.com/maps/Proctor’s Theatre.54179,-2.1088915,134m/data=!3m1!1e3
Google Maps, streetview:
https://www.google.com/maps/Proctor’s Theatre.5419146,-2.1086768,3a,75y,238.98h,78.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxYQCqVClo-rnFDpxDm63Jg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
To correct your write-up slightly Ken…
The empire was almost completely demolished in 1981, however the lower 1 metre of the perimeter wall remained and it was possible to look over it into what where the stalls of the theatre which were substantially below ground level. It was possible to make out features of the layout, such as stairwells, stage area and internal walls. The remains of the theatre stayed this way until circa 2000, when the site was redeveloped as the Liquid & Envy nightclub.
It was never paved over and used as a parking lot!
Google Maps, location: https://www.google.com/maps/Proctor’s Theatre.54179,-2.1088915,134m/data=!3m1!1e3
Google Maps, streetview: https://www.google.com/maps/Proctor’s Theatre.5419146,-2.1086768,3a,75y,238.98h,78.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxYQCqVClo-rnFDpxDm63Jg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656