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Theatres and Halls in Arbroath, Scotland

Theatre Royal, Trades Hall
Webster Theatre

 

Theatre Royal, Trades Hall, Horner's Wynd, Arbroath

 

Poster for Horatio Lloyd, and his son Arthur Lloyd, in 'Facts & Fancies' at the Theatre Royal, Trades Hall, Arbroath in 1858. - Click to EnlargeThe Theatre Royal, on the corner of Horner's Wynd (now Commerce Street) and High Street, Arbroath was a wooden building built in 1815. The Theatre was still in use in September 1886.

The site of the Trades Hall is now occupied by an estate agent and is just a few doors down from the Webster Theatre.

If you have any more information or images for the Theatre Royal, Trades Hall, Arbroath that you are willing to share please Contact me.

Right - Poster for Horatio Lloyd, and his son Arthur Lloyd, in 'Facts & Fancies' at the Theatre Royal, Trades Hall, Arbroath in 1858 - Click to Enlarge. More information on Horatio Lloyd's 'Facts and Fancies' can be found here...

The poster above right is one of a large collection of original Lloyd Posters collected since the mid 1800s by members of the family and found recently after being lost for 50 years. To see all these posters see the Poster Index here...

I am grateful to Brian Lawrence from the Arbroath Timeline and Ted Bottle for their help in supplying the above information on the Trades Hall.

 

Webster Theatre, 64 High Street, Arbroath

The Webster Theatre, 64 High Street, Arbroath, was originally built in 1867 as the Webster Hall and was converted to an Arts Centre in 1970.

Now a multipurpose venue with a seating capacity of 606 the Webster Theatre is currently being refurbished and is scheduled to reopen in January 2008.

 

 


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