LAUREL and HARDY in NOTTINGHAM

Laurel and Hardy books Nottingham Empire.

NOTTINGHAM EMPIRE THEATRE
on the right of the photo, in South Sherwood Street (Demolished 1969)

Laurel and Hardy books Nottingham County Hotel.

COUNTY HOTEL
(To the left of the Theatre Royal)
The Theatre Royal remains, but the hotel was demolished in 1975. The whole area is now known as the "Royal Centre."

For some unknown reason, Laurel and Hardy didn't play at the Nottingham Empire on the 1947 Tour, but did appear there on the two which followed.

In 1952 they opened on the Easter Bank Holiday Monday. Then in 1953 spent the Christmas/New Year season there.

They stayed at the nearby County Hotel. And when I say "nearby" I mean "nearby." To gauge just how near it is, just match up the six columns of the Theatre Royal which is sandwiched between the County Hotel on the left, and the Empire Theatre on the right.

To find out the full story of Laurel and Hardy in NOTTINGHAM,
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See also:

LAUREL and HARDY'S CHRISTMAS SHOW in NOTTINGHAM

ROYAL CENTRE NOTTINGHAM