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The Theatres Trust has today formally written to Salford City Council to oppose proposals to demolish the Grade 2 listed Crown Theatre in Eccles. The Trust, which is the national advisory public body for theatres, is objecting to plans to flatten the building, originally opened in 1899 as the Lyceum Theatre, before becoming a cinema in 1932 and later, the Crown Bingo hall, before shutting in the 1980s.The Crown was formally Grade 2 listed in 2003 when Ty Jeffries - son of mega famous actor, Read more [...]