Coliseum Theatre
132 Saltley Road,
Birmingham,
B7 4TH
132 Saltley Road,
Birmingham,
B7 4TH
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Architects: Thomas Guest
Styles: Neo-Classical
Previous Names: Carlton Theatre, Birmingham Coliseum and Gaiety Theatre
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Located in the Saltley district of northeast Birmingham, at the corner of Saltley Road and Nechells Place at Saltley Viaduct. The Carlton Theatre was opened on 16th July 1900 as a live theatre, and was designed by architect Thomas Guest. The opening programme was The "Chas. W. Poole’s" Grand Myriorama, with The Pooleograph-‘the finest living picture machine ever invented’, plus a full variety bill. Seating was provided in pit stalls, dress circle and gallery levels and there were six boxes. There was a 27 feet wide proscenium and a 40 feet deep stage. In April 1911 it was re-named Birmingham Coliseum and Gaiety Theatre.
In 1921, it was converted into a full time cinema, and re-named Coliseum Theatre. Disaster struck in 1941, when a German bomb destroyed the cinema, killing 19 people. The remains of the theatre were demolished in 1945.
Today, the area where the theatre stood has been re-developed as an industrial estate.
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Ken Roe
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A drawing and more details about the Carlton Theatre:
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On an odd note. Both Theatres designed by Thomas Guest got bombed in 1941 … Alexandra Theatre Hull
1900 grand opening ad posted