Alhambra Theatre

The identification of the Colosseum with the Alhambra, previously in doubt, now seems secure.

It must have been an unelaborate building. Reversing a more common pattern it was converted from a Salvation Army barracks (citadel?) in 1902. It opened as a touring house but its stage plays licence was withdrawn due to non-compliance with the licensing authority’s requirements. Re-opening in 1904 under a new licensee, known first as the Alhambra Music Hall, then as the Colosseum it still failed to establish itself securely and was later converted to a skating rink. It reopened as a ciné-variety house in 1911, renamed, about 1913, as the Palace of Varieties.

The old building was demolished in 1933 and a new cinema built, reopening in 1935 but with no provision for stage shows. In 1963 this became a warehouse. So far as the theatre is concerned, it ceased to exist in 1933.