Tuesday 6 January 2015

The Phoenix theatre

 The Phoenix theatre in the West End of London, opened in 1930 with the play 'Private Lives' by Noel Coward and the star of the play - Noel Coward.



















The theatre was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. By coincidence I happened to be walking near Hyde Park today and came across this blue plaque on a house.

 I like to make connections. When I got home I did a little more research and discovered that he also designed Liverpool Cathedral, Battersea Power station and the red K2 telephone box as well as numerous other buildings including his home here.


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17 comments:

  1. Anonymous6 January 2015 at 23:20

    His is not a name I had heard but he certainly designed some important buildings.

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  2. Elizabeth at Eiffel Tells6 January 2015 at 23:33

    I hadn't made these connections amongst these iconic structures. Thank you and best wishes for 2015.

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  3. Dianne6 January 2015 at 23:50

    What a lovely old Theatre and good to see it is still being used for the purpose it was built

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  4. colleen7 January 2015 at 01:04

    I especially love that ornate door!

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  5. Powell River Books7 January 2015 at 01:19

    So much history. - Margy

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  6. stardust7 January 2015 at 02:37

    The characteristics of his buildings seem to be based around the combination of red-brick color and white and plus blue-grey. It’s to my taste. The Phoenix Theater is a grandeur but I like his home designed by himself better. I’ve heard about blue plaque. It’s a good idea.

    Yoko

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  7. Linda W.7 January 2015 at 04:25

    Lovely building!

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  8. diane b7 January 2015 at 05:29

    That is a great pice of history about the theatre and Noel Coward. What a coincidence seeing the architect's house.

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  9. Gattina7 January 2015 at 06:15

    This confirms once more that blogging enlarges the general knowledge and teaches you things you would never have paid attention too !

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  10. Billy Blue Eyes7 January 2015 at 07:44

    I have heard of the Phonex and the play and we all see the Red K2 phoneboxes but I doubt anyone makes the connection on the designer

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  11. facile et beau - Gusta7 January 2015 at 09:06

    so nice. I think I had to visit London once more to see all the beautiful places.

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  12. Janey and Co.7 January 2015 at 12:52

    i think he would be pleased that that phone booth would always associated with Great Britain.

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  13. Author R. Mac Wheeler7 January 2015 at 13:22

    Architects rock. I dreamed. But I just hated the math. Ended up in the IT program. Meh. Should have gotten a degree in Literature and waited tables until my break out novel.

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  14. Minoru Saito7 January 2015 at 13:52

    Happy New Year! Your photos are very beautiful. I enjoyed your former posts too. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. Cynthia7 January 2015 at 14:03

    How interesting to know who actually was responsible for the design of the red telephone box. He has quite a variety of buildings to his name.

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  16. Sallie (FullTime-Life)10 January 2015 at 17:22

    It wouldn't have been London without him!

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  17. Avast 202020 April 2015 at 14:30

    Whooa cool Thanks For Sharing that..............

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