Alexandra Street , Southend – a picture from 1908 showing the Empire Theatre, on the right.
Originally built in 1896 by theatre impresario Frederick Marlow.
It closed in 1998 and was devastated by fire on July 26 this year.
Alexandra Street , Southend – a picture from 1908 showing the Empire Theatre, on the right.
Originally built in 1896 by theatre impresario Frederick Marlow.
It closed in 1998 and was devastated by fire on July 26 this year.
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