The Victoria
Pavillion (Winter Gardens) was built in 1897 as part of an extension
to the original Winter Gardens (now demolished).
The theatre
(seen to the right) staged its last performance in 1977. It
was externally restored in the mid 1990s and has since been taken
over by the Friends of the Victoria Pavillion.
The
theatre closed in 1977 and was restored externally in the mid 1990s.
The canopy
at the front was removed towards the end of the 1960s. A new
one, similar to the original, was erected during recent restoration.
Left:
The Winter Gardens on a hot summers day with the Midland Hotel on
the extreme right.