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The Festival Theatre was a theatre in Paignton, Devon, England. Opened in 1967, the Festival Theatre was a seafront theatre located on the Paignton Esplanade , capable of staging large summer shows. It was in direct competition with the Princess and Pavilion theatres in Torquay .
Paignton (/ ˈ p eɪ n t ən / PAYN-tən) is a seaside town on the coast of Tor Bay in Devon, England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the borough of Torbay which was created in 1968. The Torbay area is a holiday destination known as the English Riviera. Paignton has origins as a Celtic settlement and was first mentioned in 1086. It ...
The Paignton Pier Act received Royal Assent on 3 June 1874 and work commenced on its construction in October 1878 to the design of Bridgman. [1]The 780 feet (240 m) pier, with its customary grand pavilion at the seaward end, was opened to the public for the first time in June 1879. [2]
Tulips and other flowers in a glass vase: ca. 1709: 65.5 cm x 52 cm: SK-A-354: Rijksmuseum: Amsterdam Roses, tulips and other flowers in a glass vase on a marble ledge: 1709: 78 cm x 64 cm: Private collection: Still life with fruit a nest and a lizard: 1710: Private collection: New York City Flowers in a glass vase with a dragonfly, on a marble ...
Beneath the eastern elevation of the building is the maze, which consists of dwarf box hedging and flower beds. To the south of the mansion, there is a grotto garden, where a waterfall passes over a rocky cave into a pool below. The grounds of the mansion contain many sub-tropical plants and shrubs. [6]
The Picture House was designed by the Paignton-based practice Hyams and Hobgen. [1] It was opened on 16 March 1914. [2] In its early days it featured a 21-piece orchestra, with each member paid a guinea to perform.
In 1919 an American-run film company, named Torquay and Paignton Photo-play Productions planned to buy out the Public Hall Company with the intention of building its film studios on the site of the hall to make "clean pictures for clean-minded people". This did not proceed, however, and the hall was bought by Paignton Council in 1920 after its ...