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London Theatres

25 March 2013
1868 –  Gaiety Theatre, The Strand, London

1868 – Gaiety Theatre, The Strand, London

Architect: C.J. Phipps Deesigned by the theatre architect C.J. Phipps, who also designed the 1871 Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, this was a sumptuous rebuild of an existing theatre. Intended as a complete evening’s...

16 March 2013
1868 – Her Majesty’s Theatre, 57 Haymarket, London

1868 – Her Majesty’s Theatre, 57 Haymarket, London

Architect: Lee Bros & Pain Constructed in 1868 at a cost of £50,000, within the shell of the previous theatre, which had been destroyed by fire, for Lord Dudley. It was designed by...

02 February 2011
1888 – Proposed Theatre, Oxford Street, London

1888 – Proposed Theatre, Oxford Street, London

Architect: Essex & Nichol Front elevation published in The Architect, February 10th 1888.

09 August 2010
1905 – The Scala Theatre, Charlotte Street, London

1905 – The Scala Theatre, Charlotte Street, London

Architect: Frank T. Verity Site of a theatre since 1772, known as The Prince of Wales Theatre between 1865 -1882. In 1903, Dr. Edmund Distin Maddick bought the property, and adjoining properties, and...

13 July 2010
1869 – Royal Denmark Theatre & Winter Garden, Leicester Sq., London

1869 – Royal Denmark Theatre & Winter Garden, Leicester Sq., London

Architect: E.C. Robins Never constructed. Originally the site of Saville House, formerly Aylesbury House of 1684, which was used for various exhibitions and entertainments from the first years of the nineteenth century. When...

06 May 2010
1886 – Terry’s Theatre, The Strand, London

1886 – Terry’s Theatre, The Strand, London

Architect: Walter Emden Published in The Building News, August 27th 1886. Terry’s Theatre was built by Walter Emden on the site of the old Coal Hole public house and music hall on the...

01 September 2009
1881 – Savoy Theatre, Victoria Embankment, London

1881 – Savoy Theatre, Victoria Embankment, London

Architect: C.J. Phipps Richard D’Oyly Carte bought the site of the former Savoy Palace (later the Savoy Hospital) in 1880 to build the Savoy Theatre specifically for the production of the Gilbert and...

21 July 2009
1881 – The Princess Theatre, Oxford Street, London

1881 – The Princess Theatre, Oxford Street, London

Architect: C.J. Phipps Published in The Building News, April 1 1881. The Pricess’s Theatre between Winsley Street and Wells Street, Oxford Street. The theatre was demolished in 1931 to make way for a...