An interior photograph of the Theatre Royal, which stood on the Western side of The Square. It was built about 1875 by the Forrester's Lodge and was used as a Lodge Room and Public Hall until 1884 when it was purchased by Frederick Mowlem, a local land agent. Mowlem and James Linton converted it into a theatre. It was destroyed by fire in 1885, but immediately rebuilt. The opening of the Opera House in 1905 resulted in the Theatre Royal being closed and it was converted into shops.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2014N_T6_009091
- Title
- Theatre Royal - Flower Show
- Relation
- Public Photograph Collection T6
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- H Billens and Co.
- Place
- Palmerston North
- Date
- circa 1900
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
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