Coliseum Theatre
Newbottle Street,
Houghton le Spring,
DH4 4AB
Newbottle Street,
Houghton le Spring,
DH4 4AB
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Architects: Percy Lindsay Browne
Firms: Percy Lindsay Browne & Glover
Functions: Drugstore
Styles: Neo-Classical
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Located in Houghton le Spring, County Durham, on the same side of the street as the Empire Theatre and former Gaiety/Grand/Essoldo/Classic. The Coliseum Theatre was opened on 3rd August 1921. It was operated by John Lishman and Norman Robinson. The proscenium was 28ft wide. In 1929 it was equipped with a Western Electric(WE) sound system. The Coliseum Theatre was closed on 24th January 1960.
The building was converted into a Shoppers Paradise supermarket, later becoming a Medicare chemist shop, and by 2015 it is a Superdrug store.
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