Ambitious plans for the Queen’s Theatre
Ambitious plans have been made to save “Burslem’s new town hall”, a listed heritage building that houses the Queen’s Theatre and the Prince’s Hall.
The proposals made in a report prepared for Stoke-on-Trent City Council by architectural consultants Affinity Design and Management would cost over 12 million pounds to implement.
The theatre and the hall were abandoned many years ago, and it will cost about £320,000 to make the building safe.
If the council accepts them, the proposals could make the theatre a conference centre, an exhibition hall or a venue for Asian weddings and the foyer could become a bar or restaurant.
The Prince’s Hall would be turned into retail shops or become one- or two-bedroom flats with a shared roof garden.
North Staffordshire Heritage 