Palace Theatre, Newark

Built by local entrepreneur Emily Blagg, who, in a time when the suffragettes were fighting for female independence, managed to carve out a successful career in property development. She had already opened Newark's first cinema, the Kinema on Baldertongate, in 1913 as well as building The Park and Lime Grove, Blagg made the decision to expand on her small empire and knocked down a building to create her vision of the perfect art deco theatre. The theatre was concluded in 1920 and opened in 5 July 1920. Blagg was a shrewd businesswoman and, although she opened the Palace Theatre as a cinema, she made sure to fit it out with a sizable stage and orchestra pit to allow for the possibility that…

Its Neo-Byzantine style was, at the time, considered exotic, up-marketed and fashionable. The main theatre's entrance façade follows the angle of the road junction, being divided into two bays by shafts with domed pinnacles rising several feet above the parapet. Ample foyer and refreshment room includes a big entrance with detailed wooden doors. The second floors has more detail. Three windows with Neo-classic details in-between them. The facade seems to be supported with 2 Arab-style minarets. The stage tower has a mansard roof. Between the windows and the entrance the main sign of the theatre is held. Besides the entrance facade a similar one can be seen with a memorabilia store. After…