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Winter Gardens Margate
Alderman W. B. Reeve, the Mayor of Margate has opened The Winter Gardens Margate on 3rd August, 1911. Margate blazed the trail that others were to follow. It was realised that the entertainment offered by the town to the visitor via private enterprise was generally inadequate.

The objective was to provide high class entertainment in Margate for visitors and residents alike. The site of the Winter Gardens Margate took the committee years to find.

Internally, the Pavilion and Winter Gardens Margate was decorated in a Neo-Grecian style, which first appears in the 1830's. When completed the Pavilion and Winter Gardens Margate consisted of, a large Concert Hall, four entrance halls, two side wings and an amphitheatre.

Originally the stage could be viewed from both the main hall and the amphitheatre with the ability to enclose the stage in bad weather.

The accommodation was for about 2,500 persons inside the building and 2,000 in the open air. The Main Hall had been designed as a concert and dance hall. By the end of the season in 1910 they had found the central site that was required.

The main reason for the proposed Pavilion and Winter Gardens Margate being situated in an artificial hollow at Fort Green was that the existing buildings around Fort Green had a covenant.

In the early 1920's, the Margate Municipal Orchestra, consisting of 36 musicians, would perform a variety of classical and operatic works, backed by the leading vocalists of the day. Most of these were performers like Carrie Tubb and Harry Dearth, engaged from the leading London Concerts, notably Covent Garden.

Others like Pavlova and Madame, Melba were engaged as part of their world tour. During the latter half of the 1920's the entertainment offered by the Winter Gardens Margate underwent a period of considerable change.

The summer show arrived at the Winter Gardens Margate with Ivan Kalchinsky's Blue Slavonic Company, which presented a cabaret show for six weeks. Ivan Kalchinsky was to present a summer show right up until the outbreak of the Second World War.

The Second World War unlike the First World War was going to interrupt the normal life of the Winter Gardens, and within a short time almost end it for good. The Winter Gardens' first war-time role was during the evacuation from Dunkirk when it acted as a receiving station for some of the 46,000 troops landed at Margate.

The work took only six months to complete. The building officially re-opened on 3rd August. Repairs cost 40,000 Pound approaching double the cost of the entire building. Many shows and stars appeared at the Winter Gardens Margate in this Post-War period.

In the 1960's the style of entertainment offered by the Winter Gardens Margate saw many successful visits of many pop artistes like Helen Shapiro, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas. Television was also making a big impact during the early 1960's.

The new stars appearing were from the television, not the radio, although many had just transferred from one medium to the other. Stage versions of T.V. shows were like the radio shows of the 40's and 50's very popular with Hughie Green's 'Double your Money'.

In 1974 with the formation of Thanet District Council, the Winter Gardens Margate found itself with a new owner and a new man in charge, Mr Peter Roberts, Thanet's Entertainments and Arts Officer.

Over the years it has seen many conferences held by various political parties and around the 1950's was considered to be one of the top conference venues in the country. Also the Winter Gardens Margate has become renowned for its top class catering.

Bringing the Winter Gardens Margate into the 21st century has seen many changes. The Winter Gardens Margate is now part of an Industrial and Provident Society in partnership with Thanet District Council.

The Winter Gardens Margate is still a magnificent building and bills some of the top entertainment ranging from Ocean Colour Scene , Status Quo, Jim Davidson, Graham Norton and David Essex to name but a few. Major investment to improve and modernise the seating and staging area is underway and will encourage these top acts to use the Theatre in the future.

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