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| Wilton's Music Hall clears first hurdle on road to £1.6m full restoration | Wilton's Music Hall clears first hurdle on road to £1.6m full restoration |
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| One of the world's last surviving grand music halls has been awarded a £56,000 grant to develop plans for its restoration. | One of the world's last surviving grand music halls has been awarded a £56,000 grant to develop plans for its restoration. |
| Wilton's Music Hall in Wapping, east London, can use the money to apply for a full Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £1.6m. | Wilton's Music Hall in Wapping, east London, can use the money to apply for a full Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £1.6m. |
| The Grade II listed building is on the at-risk register: 40% of the site is in a "precarious and fragile" state. | The Grade II listed building is on the at-risk register: 40% of the site is in a "precarious and fragile" state. |
| Wesley Kerr, chairman of the Heritage Lottery Fund, said: "Saving Wilton's Music Hall is vital not only for our understanding of music halls and their place in modern popular entertainment, but for our understanding of the story of London itself. | Wesley Kerr, chairman of the Heritage Lottery Fund, said: "Saving Wilton's Music Hall is vital not only for our understanding of music halls and their place in modern popular entertainment, but for our understanding of the story of London itself. |
| "We are delighted to give initial support to this scheme, which, along with our support to restore Hoxton Hall last year, will see two remarkable historic buildings precious to our musical heritage, on the road to being saved for future generations." | "We are delighted to give initial support to this scheme, which, along with our support to restore Hoxton Hall last year, will see two remarkable historic buildings precious to our musical heritage, on the road to being saved for future generations." |
| Wilton's Music Hall was opened in the 1850s by entrepreneur John Wilton and is the only intact survivor of the early grand music hall era and a precursor to the empires and palaces of the late 19th century. | Wilton's Music Hall was opened in the 1850s by entrepreneur John Wilton and is the only intact survivor of the early grand music hall era and a precursor to the empires and palaces of the late 19th century. |
| It played host to many famous stars, including Champagne Charlie, and played a key role in the 1889 dockers' strike. It also acted as an evacuation centre during two world wars. | It played host to many famous stars, including Champagne Charlie, and played a key role in the 1889 dockers' strike. It also acted as an evacuation centre during two world wars. |
| Frances Mayhew, the artistic director, said: "We are thrilled to have this initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and it really feels we can move forward with our phased capital project." | Frances Mayhew, the artistic director, said: "We are thrilled to have this initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and it really feels we can move forward with our phased capital project." |
| Jim Fitzpatrick, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, said: "I am delighted that the Heritage Lottery Fund has given its support to Wilton's Music Hall, which is a jewel in the East End's crown. | Jim Fitzpatrick, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, said: "I am delighted that the Heritage Lottery Fund has given its support to Wilton's Music Hall, which is a jewel in the East End's crown. |
| "It is so important that heritage treasures like Wilton's are protected, preserved and opened up for people to enjoy, and fantastic news that the vigorous campaigning to save Wilton's has had such success." | "It is so important that heritage treasures like Wilton's are protected, preserved and opened up for people to enjoy, and fantastic news that the vigorous campaigning to save Wilton's has had such success." |
| • This article was amended on 4 July 2010. The original said that Champagne Charlie played a part in the 1889 dockers' strike. He didn't, having died several years earlier, but the music hall building served a soup kitchen. An incorrect statement that the strike resulted in the fomation of the UK's first trade union has been removed. | • This article was amended on 4 July 2010. The original said that Champagne Charlie played a part in the 1889 dockers' strike. He didn't, having died several years earlier, but the music hall building served a soup kitchen. An incorrect statement that the strike resulted in the fomation of the UK's first trade union has been removed. |
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