Tags: Theatre, Venue.

The Canterbury Music Hall was established in 1852 by Charles Morton on the site of a former skittle alley adjacent to the Canterbury Tavern at 143 Westminster Bridge Road Lambeth. It was the first purpose-built music hall in London and Morton came to be dubbed the Father of the Halls as hundreds of imitators were built within the next several years. The theatre was rebuilt three times and the last theatre on the site was destroyed by bombing in 1942.

Canterbury_Hall_circa_1856.jpg
address
143 Westminster Bridge Road
closing year
1942-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
former name
Canterbury Hall, Canterbury Palace of Varieties, Canterbury Theatre, Canterbury Theatre of Varieties
location city
London, London Borough of Lambeth
opening date
1852-05-17
opening year
1852-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
owner
Charles Morton (impresario)
rebuilding year
1852-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1876-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1890-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1902-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
seating capacity
1852700, 18541500
type
Music hall
latitude
51.4991
longitude
-0.1134

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