Sheffield: Lyceum Theatre

Country: England, United Kingdom
Historic County: Yorkshire
City: Sheffield
Location: Tudor Street / Norfolk Street

Built 1897 by W. G. R. Sprague on the site of the former City Theatre (built 1893). Closed 1968. 1968-1972 used as a bingo hall. 1988-1990 major restoration. Reopened Dec 1990. 2014 renovations. 1068 seats.

Links: www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk, www.arthurlloyd.co.uk, CinemaTreasures, Theatres Trust, Wikipedia

Sheffield: Lyceum Theatre Picture: right: Lyceum
Reverse Text: "Tudor Street at the turn of the century. The Lyceum, on the right, is today the only surviving building in this photograph."
Publisher: Lyceum Theatre Appeal, Sheffield; 1
Type: c. 1990 postcard of a c. 1900 photograph
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Sheffield: Theatre Royal / Lyceum Theatre Picture: left: Lyceum, background: Theatre Royal
Reverse Text: "The Lyceum from Arundel Street around 1900, with its sometime rival The Theatre Royal (demolished in the 1930's) opposite."
Publisher: Lyceum Theatre Appeal, Sheffield; 2
Type: c. 1990 postcard of a c. 1900 photograph
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Sheffield: Lyceum Theatre Reverse Text: "The Lyceum's elaborate Victorian proscenium arch, seen shortly after cleaning in the late 1940's."
Publisher: Lyceum Theatre Appeal, Sheffield; 3
Type: c. 1990 postcard of a 1940s photograph
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Sheffield: Lyceum Theatre Front Text: sign: "Lyceum", posters: advertising bingo
Reverse Text: "The Lyceum Theatre ended its days as a Bingo Hall in the 1960's before closure and seemingly inevitable demolition."
Publisher: Lyceum Theatre Appeal, Sheffield; 4
Type: c. 1990 postcard of a 1960s photograph
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Sheffield: Lyceum Theatre Front Text: sign: "Lyceum"
Reverse Text: "Apart from a brief spell as a rock venue, the Lyceum remained 'dark' for twenty years and only narrowly avoided demolition."
Publisher: Lyceum Theatre Appeal, Sheffield; 5
Type: c. 1990 postcard of a 1970s photograph
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Sheffield: Lyceum Theatre Reverse Text: "The interior seen in 1989 as work began on renewing and enlarging the Lyceum, whilst carefully preserving the Victorian heart."
Publisher: Lyceum Theatre Appeal, Sheffield; 6
Type: c. 1990 postcard of a 1970s photograph
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Sheffield: Lyceum Theatre Reverse Text: "Sheffield's Lyceum - WGR Sprague's 1897 masterpiece reopened by RHWL after 22 years in 1990."
Publisher: The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund
Size: Modern
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Sheffield: Lyceum Theatre Reverse Text: "Interior of the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield. Sumptuously refurbished & redecorated in 1990. The Trompe l'Oeil safety curtain below the original proscenium arch is featured in the photo."
Publisher: Hedgerow Publishing Ltd., Sheffield; LYC3
Size: 16.2 x 10.9 cm
Not sent.

Sheffield: Lyceum Theatre Front Text: "Sheffield"
Reverse Text: "Sheffield Cathedral. Sheffield University. Hallam University. Lyceum Theatre"
Publisher: E. T. W. Dennis & Sons, Scarborough; S030086L
Size: Modern
Sent: from Sheffield to Oosterhout (Netherlands), 1997
Detail:
Sheffield: Lyceum Theatre

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