Proposed Municipal Concert Hall, Lord Street, Southport

PLAN FOR A MUNICIPAL CONCERT HALL. The main feature of the scheme of the proposed municipal concert hall for Southport is to provide an enclosure fronting Lord Street, for the accommodation of the band and its audience, and to provide also. a covered promenade, architectural in treatment, accommodating 800 people. The colonnade is designed in the Tuscan manner, to be executed in Portland stone. As will be seen from the accompanying plan, it is of crescent shape, and has in its centre a sheltered bandstand, while there is an “open-air” bandstand in the centre of the gardens. On the roof of the colonnade, and entered from the main staircase, or from the balcony of the large hall, is a balustraded terrace, which could be used as an open-air café and promenade. The main entrance to the concert pavilion is through a large, sculptured hall, and a carriage drive is provided to the front entrance. The hall will seat 3,000 people and contains a large stage. Lounges are arranged all round the room, and the terrace can be approached from the main balcony. The total cost is estimated at about £20,000. The architect is. Mr. George E. Tonge, 137, Lord Street, Southport. [Architects’ and Builders’ Journal 28 December 1910 page 678]

Reference           Architects’ and Builders’ Journal 28 December 1910 page 678 with plan.