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Francis Matcham (22 November 1854 – 17 May 1920) [1] was an English architect who specialised in the design of theatres and music halls. He worked extensively in London, predominantly under Moss Empires for whom he designed the Hippodrome in 1900, Hackney Empire (1901), Coliseum (1903) and Palladium (1910).
The English architect Frank Matcham was responsible for the design and refurbishment of around 164 buildings, mostly theatres, throughout the United Kingdom. [1] He entered the architectural profession when he was 21, in 1874, and joined the practice of J. T. Robinson, his future father-in-law, a few years later. [2]
May 20, 2021 · No one has been as big an influence on British theatre design as Frank Matcham. In the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, the engineer and architect built over 100 theatres and redesigned and refurbished a further 80, including the London Hippodrome, Liverpool Olympia and the ballroom at Blackpool Tower.
Learn about the life and work of Frank Matcham, the leading theatre architect of the 19th century. Discover some of his most impressive creations, such as the London Coliseum, the London Palladium and the Buxton Opera House.
Frank Matcham 1854-1920. Frank Matcham was b orn in Devon the son of a brewery clerk. He was brought up in Torquay where he went to Babbacombe school. In 1868 he became apprenticed to George Bridgman a local builder and architect.
May 5, 2002 · Matcham was the most prolific theatre architect of all time, certainly in Britain. He was responsible for the design or complete redesign of more than 120 theatres and ‘variety palaces’ in the thirty-three years from 1879 to 1912, and the reworking of many more.
Frank Matcham 1854-1920 List of Theatres. Listed here are the significant works of Frank Matcham. These are original works, with those that still stand, whole or in part, shown in bold. It has been taken from the Theatres Trust ‘Guide to British Theatres 1750-1950 A Gazetteer’.
