Grand Theatre, Plymouth

Colour postcard showing a streetscape featuring the Grand Theatre, Plymouth. Although in its heyday the Grand attracted stars such as Henry Irving and Charlie Chaplin, it suffered from the competition of other theatres in the area, and was turned into a cinema shortly before the First World War. In 1941, bombing damage closed the theatre, and although plans were made to restore it to its former glory up until the 1950s, it was sold in 1963 and demolished.