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Holloway Empire, 564, Holloway Road, Islington.

Above - The Holloway Empire Theatre - From a postcard - 1904.

The Holloway Empire was designed by W. G. R. Sprague and built by Mr. Longden of Sheffield for Oswold Stole in 1899. The Theatre opened on the 4th of December 1899 with a capacity, on three levels, of 1,210. The stage was 65' Wide by 35' Deep. The Theatre was altered in 1901 by the noted Theatre architect Frank Matcham.

By 1924 the Empire was being used as a Cinema but it closed in 1938 and was finally sold off for demolition on the 31st of March 1953. However the Empire wasn't actually demolished until 1976.