Theatre Architects

Died: 1936 (Blackpool, UK)

John Christopher Derham was based in Blackpool and was responsible for designing the 1930s-era additions to the Blackpool Winter Gardens, where he was appointed Chief Architect: Olympia Hall (1930); and the Baronial Hall, the Galleon Bar, the Renaissance Restaurant, the Windsor Bar, and the Spanish Congress Hall (all completed in 1931). Derham worked with French-born British art director Andrew Mazzei on the projects.

Derham passed away in 1936, having taken on junior partner Charles Hamilton MacKeith in 1932 and operating as Derham, MacKeith & Partners until the year of his death. MacKeith carried-on the practice.

Theatres on this website in which this architect was involved:

Blackpool Winter Gardens’ Spanish Hall, Blackpool, England, UK

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