69: Theatres in the Spotlight

This edition of our membership magazine was published in March 2022 and features the following articles:

4 Saving great theatres

Griff Rhys Jones shares his vivid memories of being involved in the campaign to rescue the Hackney Empire.

8 The Grand reveal

James Grieve describes the major restoration of Belfast’s Grand Opera House.

10 The show’s not over

Mark Price looks at the fight to preserve surviving Victorian and Edwardian theatres across the UK.

14 The Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2021

Alfred Portman reviews the endangered list.

17 The sage of south London

Jon Newman considers the ways in which Ruskin’s life in London shaped his attitudes and ideas.

18 House notes

Moses Jenkins looks at the repair and maintenance of masonry above the eaves level.

20 Case notes

Tony Woolfenden on Windleshaw, an Arts and Crafts masterpiece.

21 Casework

An update on the Society’s recent casework.

25 Book reviews

27 News

An Emperor’s house in Bath; the Victorian Theatres Small Repairs Fund; Beatrix Potter exhibition; the Lindsays of Balcarres.

29 Dorchester Abbey Lych-Gate

Malcolm Airs identifies the actual date and architect.

30 Geoff Brandwood obituary

Martin Cherry pays tribute to our former Chairman

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This is a 32 page magazine and can be ordered below for £10 including postage and packaging.