Blackheath Halls

Blackheath Halls
Blackheath Concert Hall

Blackheath Halls
Address 23 Lee Road, Blackheath
London
England
Coordinates 51°27′52″N 0°0′34.7″E / 51.46444°N 0.009639°E / 51.46444; 0.009639Coordinates: 51°27′52″N 0°0′34.7″E / 51.46444°N 0.009639°E / 51.46444; 0.009639
Owner Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Type Music and Comedy
Capacity 600 Great Hall
160 Recital
Construction
Opened 1895
Rebuilt 1991
Website
www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/blackheath-halls

Blackheath Halls is a 600-seat concert hall on Lee Road in Blackheath, London, United Kingdom. It claims to be London's oldest surviving purpose-built cultural venue.[1] It was established via a public subscription and built in 1895 by William Webster along with the Conservatoire of Music and the School of Art (completed in 1896). The venue initially hosted orchestral and choral works and some of the 20th centuries’ most famous musical performers appeared there, such as Sir Edward Elgar, Dame Clara Butt and Percy Grainger.

Restoration

During the 1980s the Halls were saved from demolition via the support of local businesses and the community. Extensive renovation and restoration followed and the Halls fully reopened in 1991. Blackheath Halls are now a wholly owned subsidiary of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

Venue

Featuring a 600-seat Great Hall and 160-seat recital room the Halls cater for classical concerts, music gigs (rock, pop and folk) as well as stand-up comedy acts. A major feature of the Halls revolves around encouraging the local community to get involved with family performances and activities.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/blackheath-halls/about-blackheath-halls About Blackheath Halls

External links

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