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KY. of her childhood visits, of its decline' ■ . 4 and closure in 1977 and of its ' " t “
x a changes in ownership • \ > : "When I was seven, my mum
•^ b rp u g h t me and my sister to see; >' Cinderella, and we sat up in the ~ gods on forms. When the coach s* - camejon stage it was pulled by two - -
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-m.' .Shetland ponies and that stuck in c Up/
mind.The^building looked so • - big to a seven-year-old," she says.
S '^s"Later,J.was inthe school choir ■ ■ andperfdrrned on the stage, and then jn thejate fifties and sixties ywy.1
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■:.* I would^come here to see the big
stars.such as Alma Oogan, Ronnie■
- -front row; he. was so handsome "* a -- Her more recent tales have: . less of the rosy glow and tell of
■ the/theatre's slow decline into* ~:
. : disuse and disrepair. It wasn't until- . 2006; after,vanous owners and a - £1 *1 rn investment by Lancaster * '■ City Councihto"address" the most
* senous structural problems, like wet rot, that the Fnends bought the building for £250,000. A y -T
, bequest from former Morecambe resident Pat Burnett of £140,000
„>gave them a head start, but they still have £80,000 outstanding. "It's just another obstacle, but we'll overcome it," Pat says with charactenstic optimism She describes the building
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-. ’ .Hilton and Emile Ford — he was my ‘ - favounte. I saved up to sit on the
affectionately as."a sleeping giant" but swiftly adds: "But it's coming > alive now."
h While the restoration ’ • proceeds, albeit painfully -
slowly.thanks to the ' ; ' efforts of Evelyn and enthusiastic teams of
.volunteers, the theatre is > - already playing host to vanous shows and events,' with about - ■16 scheduled this year. And Evelyn is
A unique piece of Victoriana y
BUILT in 1897, the Winter Gardens was originally called the Victoria Pavilion Theatre and was an extension of an existing
bar and seawater baths, all
: demolished in 1982. \ It is regarded as one of
twice on TV's Most Haunted, of its kind.' The Theatres Trust describes
the area's most significant elaborately decorated panels n i l l l r l i n r t c
buildings and is a regular venue for ghost hunting groups, having featured
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hosted by Yvette Fielding, left, most recently in 2009. Inside the building, many of
the original Victorian features j that hoUSe?'a.,ballr° or7V are stiH’evident, including
the stunning tunnel-vaulted ceiling, which soars over the
whole space, and is divided into . - - . r ■
the building as 'A music hall of a rare type, probably now unique
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* be the making of her home town:- - IMy childhood was so wonderful with all the facilities in Morecambe," she says. "At one - ■ time there were eight cinemas and five theatres, and I've slowly ' watched them go, but I have ■ wonderful memories. .-. - ■ ■-> ■*'• ,. "l think this building could be the
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start of Morecambe's regeneration,' and
if-l.can contribute towards that'" I'll feel like I've done something.-• : ' ,.("lf I believe in something I see - • •. • •
it through, so I'd like to say I'll see it finished in my lifetime. . . but I don't think I will."
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