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THE OPENING OF THE NEW PEOPLE’S PALACE, 1937

After the Queen’s Hall was destroyed by fire in 1931 the People’s Palace was rebuilt and reopened in 1936, next to the Queens’ Building. Cultural events continued to be provided until the 1954, when the People’s Palace was purchased by Queen Mary College and refurbished to provide an entrance to the Queens’ Building.

See more examples from the collection in the People’s Palace Gallery or to read contemporary accounts see the digitised Palace Journal.

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