1898 – The Metropolitan Music Hall, Paddington, London
Architect: Frank Matcham
“This well-known variety theatre has just been rebuilt. It occupies the site of the previous “Metropolitan,”
1897 – Theatre Royal, Hawkins St., Dublin
Architect: Frank Matcham
The second Theatre Royal but on the same Hawkins Street site as the first, opened on December 13,
1895 – Grand Opera House, Belfast
Architect: Frank Matcham
Built between 1894-5 and damaged by bombs during the troubles and then restored, the Grand Opera House is a Belfast landmark with its ebullient and eclectic exterior.
1906 – His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
Architect: Frank Matcham
His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, is the largest theatre in north-east Scotland seating over 1400. The theatre is situated on Rosemount Viaduct,
Phipps, Charles John (1835-97)
Born in Bath, his first major work was the rebuilding of Theatre Royal, Bath in 1862/3, after the old theatre had been destroyed by fire.
