| 词条 | The Grand, Wandsworth |
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The Grand (previously The Grand Theatre) is a Grade II listed building[1] on St Johns Hill, Clapham Junction. It was designed by Earnest Woodrow[2] and was first opened in 1900 as The New Grand Theatre of Varieties. The theatre was built for a consortium which was led by the well-known music hall artistes Dan Leno, Herbert Campbell, Harry Randall, and Fred Williams. Today, it is a nightclub, live music venue, theatre and event space. HistoryThe venue opened on Monday 26 November 1900 as "The New Grand Theatre of Varieties", with a music hall production featuring many well-known artistes of the time. When the theatre opened it had a capacity of 3,000 and a stage {{convert|68|by|28|ft}}. The Grand continued to be a successful Music Hall and Variety venue for 40 years. In 1927, the theatre was fitted for cinema use and was known as The Grand Theatre, as it still mainly staged variety shows. From 8 May 1950, The Grand went on to become a full-time cinema after it was purchased by the Essoldo Cinema chain and was renamed Essoldo Cinema. The Essoldo Cinema closed on 31 August 1963 and became the Essoldo Bingo Club on 11 October 1963 which was later taken over by Classic Cinemas who renamed it Vogue Bingo Club. During this time, they built a false ceiling, cutting off the upper parts of the theatre. From 1972 until 1979, Mecca Bingo took over as the final bingo operator. The building remained closed until 1989 when it was bought by The Mean Fiddler group to be transformed into a live music venue. Due to licensing issues the venue did not open until 17 December 1991.[3] During the 10-year closure, the false ceiling was removed and the building was restored and redecorated. Mean Fiddler closed on 20 July 1997 after being mostly unsuccessful as a music venue and was then purchased by pub chain J.D.Wetherspoon. J.D.Wetherspoon were refused a license after a public enquiry but refused to sell the property when actors Corin Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave put forward plans to restore the building back to its original use.[4] The Grand is now an independently run venue which functions as a nightclub, live music venue, theatre and event space. Some of the acts to have performed at The Grand in recent years include; The Kinks, Chuck Berry, The Temptations, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Echo and the Bunnymen, Madness, Public Enemy, Jamiroquai, Chipmunk, Paul Weller, Oasis, Muse, Hole, The Verve and Jamie Cullum, The Jam and Brian May. It was also used as the studio location for the TV show Taskmaster. References{{Commons category|Clapham Grand}}1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/1978-clapham-grand|title=Clapham Grand|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Theatres Trust|accessdate=}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/1978-clapham-grand|title=Clapham Grand – The Theatres Trust|website=www.theatrestrust.org.uk|accessdate=2016-06-09}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ihbc.org.uk/context_archive/57/clapham/grand.html|title=Clapham Grand PH – no thanks|website=www.ihbc.org.uk|accessdate=2016-06-09}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ihbc.org.uk/context_archive/57/clapham/grand.html|title=Clapham Grand PH – no thanks|website=www.ihbc.org.uk|accessdate=2016-06-09}} External links
3 : Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Wandsworth|Grade II listed theatres|Theatres completed in 1900 |
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