King George's Hall, Blackburn
King George's Hall is a performance venue located on Northgate in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
It contains three halls: the Concert Hall, seating up to 1800; the Windsor Suite (capacity 750), and Blakey's Cafe Bar (capacity 500). It is also the location of Blackburn register office.[1] It is operated by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
Designed by architects Briggs, Wolstenholme & Thornely, construction of the hall began in 1913, but was interrupted by the First World War. It was officially opened in October 1921, and was extensively renovated in 1994.[2] It is a Grade II listed building.[3]
Among the artists who have appeared there are David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust Tour, 1973) [4] and Queen, also on 1973 during their support act with Mott The Hoople.
References
- ^ "Weddings & Celebrations".
- ^ "About The Hall".
- ^ Historic England. "KING GEORGES HALL (1223217)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "1973 tour dates". BowieWonderWorld.com.
External links
- Official website
53°44′57″N 2°29′10″W / 53.749165°N 2.486097°W / 53.749165; -2.486097
- v
- t
- e
| |
Railway stations |
|
---|---|
Disused stations |
- King George's Hall
- Blackburn Cathedral
- Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
- Alexandra Meadows
- Barley Bank
- Blackburn Arena
- Blackburn Buccaneers
- Blackburn Hawks
- Blackburn Law F.C.
- Blackburn Olympic F.C.
- Blackburn Park Road F.C.
- Blackburn Rovers F.C.
- Darwen Cricket Club
- Darwen F.C.
- Darwen F.C. (1870)
- Darwen Old Wanderers F.C.
- East Lancashire Cricket Club
- East Lancashire Lions
- Lancashire Raptors
- Lancashire Wolverines
- Lower Darwen F.C.
- Turton F.C.
- Witton F.C.
- Blackburn (ancient parish)
- Blackburn Rural District
- Blackburnshire
- Sharples
- Turton Urban District
- Quarlton
This article about a theatre building in the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
This article about a Lancashire building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
This article on a music performance venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e