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People’s Palace, Nethergate

1892-1977

Historic Palace Theatre cinema building with film posters and marquee signage.
Palace Theatre, 1938. Originally published in Evening Telegraph & Post, 1 October 1938, p.8. © D.C.Thomson & Co. Ltd (Newspapers). Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Interior sketch of the New People's Palace. 'The New People's Palace, Dundee', The Dundee Advertiser, 24 December 1892, p.6.
'The New People's Palace, Dundee', The Dundee Advertiser, 24 December 1892, p.6. The British Library Board. All Rights Reserved. With thanks to The British Newspaper Archive.

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Music Hall · Theatre · Bingo Hall · Circus · Dance Hall

Nethergate, Dundee

Location details

Other names
Jollity Circus, Palace Theatre
Opened
Jan 1892
Closed
Oct 1977
Present status
Demolished
Arthur Lloyd: Music Hall & Theatre Site Dundee Courier, 11 October 2022 Cinema Treasures Scottish Cinemas & Theatres

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Read a brief history of the theatre in The Dundee Courier, published on 11 October 2022: When fire destroyed the Palace Theatre in Dundee

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