In the early morning of 23 December 1898, a passing police officer spotted that there was a fire in the building. Although the fire brigade were called immediately, the rear of the building was well alight. By the time that the fire had been brought under control, the stage area, dressing rooms and the entire rear section of the building had been destroyed.
The theatre was rebuilt after the fire and was re-opened on 22 May 1899, although the interior was now much plainer than it had been originally.
Many a famous name have appeared on stage at the theatre a few of the more known names being that of Charlie Chaplin in November 1931 and Laurel & Hardy in May 1954.
The building has been a theatre, a bingo hall, a wrestling arena, a strip bar and night club. In October 1974, the theatre and hotel were grade II* listed. The property was later placed on the English Heritage "At Risk Register".
In 2015 a charity based in the South-East of England purchased the venue on a 35 year lease off the owner, the charity (GO! Great opportunities) have released plans to turn the empty venue into Plymouth's first ballroom while also being returned to a theatre again. The renovations started in May 2015 and are due to finish 48 months later in 2019. The project is the largest volunteer based project in the South-West of England.
History from wikipedia.
INVESTIGATION 8PM TO 2 AM
TEAM:
CPR TEAM - ANGIE, BRONWEN, MANDY & PETE
GUESTS - GUEST A, GUEST B, GUEST C & GUEST D
THE GROUND FLOOR WAS THE ONLY PART OF BUILDING WITH POWER, WE STARTED WITH BASELINE READINGS, USING A K2 EMF METER WHICH WILL DETECT SPIKES OF ELECTRO MAGNETIC ENERGY; THERE WE NO INCONSISTENCIES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING; THE METER ONLY SPIKED WHEN IN CLOSE TO THE JUNCTION BOX AS EXPECTED.
MOON PHASE : WANING GIBBOUS - ILLUMINATION: 100%
52 / 46 °F - PASSING CLOUD.
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CPR Review 2015 ~ New Palace Theatre #1