Lyceum Theatre

The Lyceum Theatre, located on Wellington Street in the City of Westminster, is a Grade II* listed building constructed between 1831 and 1834 by architect Samuel Beazley. Originally a theatre, it has been adapted into a dance hall. The exterior features a painted stone front and painted brick sides and rear, with a Graeco-Roman portico designed by Beazley, who was a leading theatre architect of his time. The building has two storeys and an attic, with a three-bay wide main front that includes a portico extending to the right, leading to an angled wing. The grand entrance features a giant hexastyle Corinthian columned portico with coupled outer columns that extend over the pavement, topped with a pediment. Above the dentilled and modillioned main entablature is a tall attic, and there are triple arched doorways.

Inside, despite modifications for its current use as a ballroom, the theatre retains much of its original 1904 interior work by Bertie Crewe. The grand entrance foyer and staircase lead to a spectacular auditorium, which now has a flat floor but still showcases lavish Rococo style ornamentation. The auditorium includes three balconies, an immense cartouche above the proscenium arch, and two tiers of paired, elaborately framed boxes with Corinthian columns and fantastical arches. The ceiling is square and deeply coved, featuring original paintings. The Lyceum Theatre is one of the oldest theatres in London and represents a significant example of Crewe's auditorium design. Additionally, there is a six-mantle Rochester gas lantern mounted at the west corner of the building, where Burleigh Street meets Exeter Street.