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____________________________________________________________________________________________ Theatre Royal, Williamson Square, Liverpool
Above - Elevation of the Theatre Royal, Liverpool - Courtesy John West. Caption Reads: "Elevation of the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, Engraved from the original drawing (same size) by Robert Chaffens, taken 12th May 1773. This theatre was built in Williamson Square at the expense of the Corporation and opened under the authority of a Patent on Friday June the 5th 1772 with the play of Babemet and an occasional Prologue written by the Elder Coleman. The late celebrated John Palmer of Drury Lane Theatre and Manager at the Royalty died upon this while performing the Character of the stranger August. Published 4 June 1822 by Robert Wilkinson."
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The Theatre Royal was built on the West Side of Liverpool's Williamson Square in 1772 by Sir William Chambers and rebuilt in 1802 by Foster. The Theatre was demolished and the site was cleared for the construction of a "Civic Centre" (Council offices) in the mid 1960s. It was still vacant eight years later. The Theatre was used as a cold storage depot for a while and eventually a new road was built on the site. This Theatre Royal in Williamson Square is not to be confused with the Theatre Royal in Breck Road which was built in 1891 as the Theatre Royal Palace Of Varieties by W. Redman.
In the drawing above the building is 9 7/8" wide and 10" high at the apex on the pediment. The doors are 5/8" wide and the steps are 1/8" high. It suggests a scale of 3/16":1'0". Much of this information on the Theatre Royal, and the drawing of the Theatre were kindly sent in by John West. Arthur Lloyd is known to have performed here in 1867. If you have any more information or images for this Theatre you are willing to share please Contact Me Here... |
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