The Alhambra Theatre is in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1913 at a cost of £20,000. It opened on Wednesday 18th March 1914. The Alhambra was bought by Bradford City Council in 1964. In 1974 it was designated a grade II listed building. The Alhambra under went extensive refurbishment in 1986, it as a seating capacity of 1,456. The building is recognisable by it`s large domed turret with giant - paired Corinthian columns, behind this,the building is stepped up, culminating in tall square towers with smaller domes. The building is situated on a sloping site. The exterior of the building is faced in white Faïence, painted white and blue. Inside the auditorium consists of two tiers, a balcony and an aisle. It is highly decorated with plasterwork. There is moulded plasterwork to the curved balcony fronts and elliptically bowed balconies to the boxes, which are situated in round arched openings with giant fluted Corinthian columns. The circular auditorium ceiling is decorated and has a small rectangular dome to it`s centre. The theatre is a major touring venue and hosts a wide range of stage shows from Ballet and Opera to Comedy, Musicals, Drama and Pantomimes.
Interesting looking structure. Admittedly I do like the domes on the roof. The colors are neat looking and at the same time don’t seem to be gaudy. They stand out nicely but don’t blare out at you. Sometimes I guess builders get a little carried away on the paint job and to me it looks like crap. Nice photo. I wonder what the inside looks like?
ReplyDeleteYes I would have loved to have seen the inside but you could not just wander in to have a look. You would have to go when there was a show on.
ReplyDeleteThat's a shame that they won't let you go in there for a few minutes to take some shots of it. Oh, well.
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