page_title: Langham Place, London
section_title: St. George's Hall
hierarchical_section_title: Langham Place, London / Buildings / St. George's Hall
caption_attribution_description: English: Saint George's Hall, Langham Place. The London Illustrated News, 29 June, 1867. This engraving is out of copyright
context_page_description: Langham Place is a short street in Westminster, central London, England. It connects Portland Place to the north with Regent Street to the south in London's West End. It is, or was, the location of many significant public buildings.
context_section_description: St. George's Hall was a theatre built in 1867 and closed in 1966. It could accommodate between 800 and 900 persons, or up to 1,500 persons including the galleries. The architect was John Taylor of Whitehall.
  The hall was known for three decades for its presentation of the German Reed Entertainments alongside other musical works and lectures.  After 1895, it was used for vaudeville, drama, magic shows, as the headquarters of the London Academy of Music, and even as a skating rink.  In 1933, it became a BBC broadcasting studio but was shut down after extensive damage from bombing in March 1943.  The theatre was demolished in 1966, and the St Georges Hotel and Henry Wood House now stand on the site.
caption: St. George's Hall interior, 1867
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