Dundee - Caird Hall - Valentine RP postcard, local 1924 pmk

• Postcard

   

• Picture / Image:  Caird Hall, Dundee [Scotland]
• Publisher: Valentines Real Photo (89633)
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  George V half d x 2
• Postmark(s): Dundee 1924 cds x 2
• Sent to:  Mrs J. M. McGown, 37 Park Crescent East, South Shields, Northumberland
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Caird Hall is a concert auditorium located in Dundee, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building.[1]

The foundation stone was laid by King George V and Queen Mary on 10 July 1914.[2] It was designed by the town architect James Thomson, assisted by Vernon Constable,[3] while the decorative plaster work was produced by H. H. Martyn & Company of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, holders of the Royal Warrant.[4] The building, which was named after its benefactor, the jute baron, Sir James Caird, was officially opened by the Prince of Wales on 23 October 1923.[5]

The hall's pipe organ was built in 1923 by Harrison & Harrison, who also completed a restoration in 1992.[6]

The exterior of Caird Hall was used as a location during the filming of the Alan Bennett scripted An Englishman Abroad in 1983. It was decorated with placards of communist leaders, to take the part of a theatre in Moscow.[7]

Events

The venue has a capacity of 2,300 fully seated, but can be subdivided or converted to standing where required. The hall is used for graduation ceremonies from the University of Dundee, the University of Abertay Dundee and Dundee and Angus College, as well as other significant university events.[8] The Royal Scottish National Orchestra opened its 2019/20 season at the Caird Hall in October 2019.[9]