Palladium, Llandudno

The Palladium is a former theatre and cinema, since 2001 a pub, in Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

The Palladium
LocationGloddaeth Street, Llandudno
Coordinates53°19′30.22″N 3°49′56.14″W
OS grid referenceSH 780 825
Built1920
Original usetheatre and cinema
Current usetheme pub
ArchitectArthur Hewitt
Websitewww.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/wales/conwy/the-palladium-llandudno
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated16 March 1976
Reference no.5794

History and description

The theatre, built on the site of a market hall, opened on Bank Holiday Monday 30 August 1920. It was designed in Baroque style by Arthur Hewitt, a councillor in Llandudno; he also designed Clare's Department Store and the Washington Hotel in the town.[2][3]

The stuccoed facade has two domed towers to each side, and a central recess featuring an oriel window within pillars that support a pediment. On the ground floor there are shop fronts on either side of the entrance.[1][2] The original theatre had a circular entrance foyer, leading to the auditorium, which seated 1,500 in stalls, a dress circle and a balcony. There were also boxes either side of the stage and behind the dress circle.[2][3]

The building was a theatre and cinema during its early years. After the Second World War it was mainly a cinema, with stage productions during the summer. In 1972 there was a connversion, so that the interior was split into a bingo hall in the former stalls, and a cinema in the former dress circle. The building was closed in September 1999.[2][3][4]

It was purchased by Wetherspoons in 2000; it was restored as much as possible into its original condition, in accordance with planning permission, and was opened as a theme pub in August 2001. There was restoration of the exterior in 2012–13.[2][3][4]

References

  1. Cadw. "Palladium, including shops in rear facing Market Street (Grade II) (5794)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. "Palladium Cinema" Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. "The Palladium" historypoints.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. "The Palladium Theatre, Gloddaeth Street, Llandudno" ArthurLloyd.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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