This wonderfully intimate music hall is listed as a grade II* historic building of extreme rarity. It is also in a relatively untouched condition retaining many of its original features, for example, the roof construction has all its truss members still bearing the carpenters mark.
The City Varieties can trace its origins as a music hall back to 1865 when it was known as Thornton’s Fashionable Lounge. It is known to millions throughout the world as the home of BBC television’s Good Old Days, shown from 1953 until 1983, but still performing several weekends each year.