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The Palace Theatre. Built in 1902/03, sugar was added to the mortar during a very cold winter to enable it to set more quickly. Because of this the Palace became known as 'The Sweetest Little Theatre in the North'.
Big stars who appeared there included Charlie Chaplin, George Formby & Sandy Powell. The theatre was demolished in 1959 after a performance of 'The King and I' by local companies.
Southgate House, the building which replaced it, contained Halifax's first Wimpy Bar and the government offices of the Ministry of Pensions & National Insurance. That building still stands (2013). '