Alhambra Theatre (Bradford)

United Kingdom / England / Bradford / Mealey Street
 theatre, 1913_construction, Grade II Listed (UK)
The Alhambra Theatre is a theatre in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, named after the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain, which was the place of residence of the Emir of the Emirate of Granada. It was built in 1913 at a cost of £20,000 for theatre impresario Francis Laidler, and opened on Wednesday 18 March 1914. In 1964, Bradford City Council bought the Alhambra for £78,900 and in 1974, it was designated a Grade II listed building. It underwent extensively refurbishment in 1986. Today it is a receiving house for large-scale touring theatre of all types and the main house seats 1,456.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_Alhambra
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Coordinates:   53°47'30"N   1°45'25"W
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