Frank Matcham - Westcliff Parade, Southend-on-Sea, UK
N 51° 32.116 E 000° 41.939
31U E 340413 N 5711861
This green, Borough of Southend-on-Sea, plaque indicates that the theatre architect, Frank Matcham "lived here". The plaque is attached to a building on the north side of Westcliff Parade at the junction with Trinity Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMWP5E
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/25/2017
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The full wording on the Borough of Southend-on-Sea green plaque is:
Shorefields Conservation Area
Frank Matcham
1854 - 1920
Theatre architect
Lived here
Borough of Southend-on-Sea
Wikipedia has an article about Frank Matcham that tells us:
Frank Matcham (22 November 1854 – 18 May 1920) was an English theatrical architect and designer. He was known for his designs of many British theatres including those of the Moss Empires group and in London the Hackney Empire (1901); the London Coliseum (1904); the London Palladium (1910) and the Victoria Palace (1911).
Born in Newton Abbot, Devon, Matcham was apprenticed to the architect, George Sondon Bridgeman, before moving to London where he joined the architectural practice of Jethro Robinson, who was at that time consulting theatre architect to the Lord Chamberlain's office. He completed his first solo design of the Elephant and Castle theatre which opened in June 1879. Between 1890 and 1915, Matcham helped train, Bertie Crewe and W.G.R. Sprague, and all three were responsible for the design and construction of over 200 theatres and variety palaces in the United Kingdom.