Villa Marina, Isle of Man
View of main building and gardens (c. 2009) | |
| Former names | Villa Marina Gardens and Kursaal (1913-14) |
|---|---|
| Address | Harris Promenade Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2HP |
| Owner | Department of Education, Sport and Culture |
| Capacity | 1,620 (Royal Hall) 300 (Promenade Suite) 200 (Colonnade Suite) 200 (Villa Marina Arcade) 150 (Broadway Cinema) 20 (Noble Suite) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 1911 |
| Opened | 19 July 1913 |
| Renovated | 2001-04, 2010 |
| Construction cost | £25,000 (£3.22 million in 2023 pounds) |
| Architect | Percy Robinson and W. Alban Jones |
| Builder | Paul Rhodes |
| Main contractors | Ferro-Concrete |
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The Villa Marina is an entertainment venue in Douglas, Isle of Man, which forms part of the wider Villa-Gaiety complex. It is located on Harris Promenade, looking out onto Douglas Bay, and comprises the Royal Hall, Broadway Cinema, Promenade Suite, Colonnade Suite, Dragon's Castle and the Villa Marina Gardens. The architect was Alban Jones, whose design was chosen in an open competition judged by Professor Stanley Adshead of Liverpool University.
Prof. Adshead was an eminent designer of entertainment buildings for seaside resorts, his work including: the Royal Victoria Pavilion, Ramsgate; the Worthing Lido; the Pavilion Theatre and Worthing Pier.