A view of the St Werburgh Street entrance of Superdrug in the former Music Hall Cinema

Date:: 1995 - 2000

Location:: Superdrug, 32-34 Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester; Show all locations

Superdrug, St Werburgh Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

Music Hall Cinema, 32-34 Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

Music Hall Cinema, St Werburgh Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

Music Hall, 32-34 Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

Music Hall, St Werburgh Street, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

Reference:: NWC01/01/0131

Type:: Photograph (35mm Slide)

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Description

The Chapel of St Nicholas was built in around 1300 and was used as a chapel and later a church, before being altered to be used as a Wool Hall in the mid 16th century. In the mid 18th century it was used for staging plays, being renamed the New Theatre and then the Theatre Royal. In the mid 19th century it became the Music Hall and was used as a cinema from the early 20th century. The Music Hall Cinema was closed in 1961 and the building has subsequently become shops.

Content

This is part of the Series: NWC01/01 Norman Walley: Series of slides; within the Collection: NWC01 Norman Walley Cinema Collection

Rights

People & Organisations

Photographer: Walley, Norman

Keywords

Medieval Chapel, Post Medieval Wool Staple, Post Medieval Music Hall, Post Medieval Theatre, 20th Century Cinema, 20th Century Shop, Trade And Commerce