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City Varieties - Friends' Circle Bar, Leeds

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Swan Street, City Centre, Leeds, LS1 6LW (View on Google Map)
(0113) 391 7777
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Theatre Bar.

Historic bar in the City Varieties theatre. Only open during performances.

Information for this venue is provided by the Leeds Branch of CAMRA
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Local Authority
Leeds District (B)
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unknown
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unknown
Pub ID
LEE/546
Asset of Community Value

Infrequently used (and spared from the type of refurbishment work that has altered the theatre’s much bigger Circle Bar) the Stalls Bar is a little feast of Art Deco styling, with low curving seating bays, flush panelled walls, Formica-topped surfaces, jazzy etched mirror and jaunty-angled bar-counter. It is thought more likely to date from the early 1950s, when the whole theatre was extensively revamped, than from between the Wars. (Open during performances or can be viewed outside theatre hours by appointment only:- contact Admin 0113 391 7777).

Infrequently used (and spared from the type of refurbishment work that has altered the theatre’s much bigger Circle Bar) the Stalls Bar is a little feast of Art Deco styling, with low curving seating bays, flush panelled walls, Formica-topped surfaces, jazzy etched mirror and jaunty-angled bar-counter. It is thought more likely to date from the early 1950s, when the whole theatre was extensively revamped, than from between the Wars. (Open during performances or can be viewed outside theatre hours by appointment only:- contact Admin 0113 391 7777).

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