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Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth

Concert hall in Bournemouth, England

Summary

Concert hall in Bournemouth, England

Field	Value
name	Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre and Ballroom
image	Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth (South Face - 01).jpg
image_caption	South face of the Pavilion Theatre
address	Westover Road
Bournemouth BH1 2BU
England
coordinates
opened
renovated	1934, 1975, 2007
owner	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
operator	BH Live
architect	Home and Knight
construction_cost	£250,000
(£ in prices)
seating_capacity	1,448 (Theatre)
900 (Ballroom)
website
embedded	{{Designation list
embed	yes
designation1	Grade II Listed Building
designation1_offname	The Pavilion Theatre and surrounding raised terrace and steps
designation1_date	19 January 1998
designation1_number

Bournemouth BH1 2BU England (£ in prices) 900 (Ballroom)

The Pavilion Theatre and Ballroom is a concert hall in Bournemouth. It opened in 1929 and has been redesigned several times since.

History

The area around Bournemouth Gardens was granted permission by the owners in 1859 to incorporate a public pleasure ground. Discussions for a fixed entertainment venue took place during the 1880s, and as part of the 1892 Bournemouth Improvement Act, the council were granted £20,000 for constructing a pavilion in the gardens, which could accommodate a municipal orchestra. These plans were continually blocked by local residents who felt that licensed premises for drinking were immoral. A fixed plan for a venue in the gardens was approved in 1908, but saw further delays and was consequently postponed until after World War I.

The Pavilion Theatre surrounded by the Lower Gardens of Bournemouth

By the 1920s, the orchestra felt that the Bournemouth Winter Gardens was no longer a suitable venue and requested a more accommodating hall be built. On 19 March 1929, the building was opened by the Duke of Gloucester.

In the early 1930s, the Pavilion was rebuilt to accommodate theatrical productions as well as orchestras. It re-opened with a production of The White Horse Inn on 7 July 1934. Several alterations were undertaken in the 1950s, including the addition of two storeys to either side of the main entrance.

The building was Grade II listed on 19 January 1998. It is currently owned by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and managed by BH Live. The Pavilion operates alongside its sister venue, the Bournemouth International Centre.

In 2019, Lenny Henry complained that a historical photograph in the pavilion's dressing room, showing actors in blackface, was outdated, racist and offensive. A spokesman for the pavilion apologised.

References

Citations

Sources

References

"The History of Bournemouth Gardens". Bournemouth Council.
In 1923, a competition was held to design the concert room, chaired by [[Edwin Cooper (architect). Edwin Cooper]]. The winners were by G Wyville Home and Shirley Knight, whose design was consulted with [[Owen Williams (engineer)
It had cost £250,000."Royal Visit To Bournemouth." Times, 18 Mar. 1929, p. 11. The Times Digital Archive, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS187113586/TTDA?u=kccl&sid=TTDA&xid=bc097687. Accessed 3 Mar. 2020.
"Bournemouth".
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"Pavilion Theatre".
(13 November 2019). "Sir Lenny Henry criticises offensive Bournemouth theatre poster". BBC News.

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