The Alhambra Theatre, Morecambe

A trip this weekend to visit The Winter Gardens and Alhambra Theatres, Morecambe with The Frank Matcham Society
The Alhambra opened in 1901 as the Alhambra Palace and was in continuous use, with a range of entertainment and social uses, until 1970 when a fire gutted the interior.  The theatre was the location where Laurence Olivier shot his iconic 1960 film version of John Osborne’s The Entertainer
Following extensive refurbishment the theatre reopened in 1973 as The Inn on the Bay before renaming itself The Carleton Club, becoming a major events venue and one of the great Northern soul dance clubs. After closing in 2016, it reopened it the same year as a multi-purpose venue with capacity up to 1,100.
Extra Photos: (1)Sunset in Morecambe from roof of the Alhambra Theatre (2) Hidden Alhambra - Back of Circle; Roof Void; Both Sides of Pros Arch; and Fly Tower (3) Exterior and Interior of Alhambra
(4) the Interior of the Winter Gardens which opened in 1897 and is currently being restored by a Preservation Trust. 

Frank Matcham Society: Frank Matcham (1854 -1920) was responsible for designing over 100 theatres. No two buildings were ever the same, but he developed a very personal style, with astonishing theatrical flair.
Although many were demolished during the 1950s and 1960s, the survivors are now much admired and many have been refurbished with the most modern technical and audience facilities, while retaining beautiful period details such as painted ceilings and decorative plaster work.
The Frank Matcham Society was formed to inter alia visit and develop links with all the surviving Matcham theatres, encourage and carry out research into his life and work and publish Newsletters and and Journals.  
Note: Neither the Winter Gardens nor the Alhambra were Matcham designed theatres.