Seating and the stage in the auditorium of the Carnegie Theatre

Date:
Aug 1988 - Dec 1998
Location:
Carnegie Theatre, Finkle Street, Workington, Allerdale, Cumbria
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Carnegie Theatre and Arts Centre, Finkle Street, Workington, Allerdale, Cumbria
Reference:
NWC01/01/2623
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

The Carnegie Theatre opened in 1904 as the Carnegie Lecture Hall attached to the Public Library. It became a theatre in 1911 and operated as a cinema until 1958. The attached library became the Carnegie Arts Centre in the 1970s.

Content

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

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Walley, Norman

Keywords

Auditorium, Proscenium Arch, Stage, Early 20th Century Theatre, 20th Century Cinema, Leisure And Recreation