Frank Matcham
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Francis Matcham 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 Hippodrom
Matcham, c. 1900
Of the two centre buildings; the Matchams' house in Union Street, Torquay (left), with the Bridgemans' on the right
The Gaiety Theatre in the Strand, a building from which Matcham took inspiration as a student
The stage with unobstructed sight lines
Hippodrome, London
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The Hippodrome is a building on the corner of Cranbourn Street and Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster, London. The name was used for many different theatres and music halls, of which the Lo
Frank Matcham
…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), Shepherd's Bush Empire (1903), Coliseum (1904), and Palladium (1910). His last major commission before retirement was…
London Hippodrome in 2026