Pavilion Theatre, Torquay

The Gardens were named in honour of Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess Louise, who laid the foundation stone in 1890.

Part of its site is on land reclaimed from the sea, and it was built on a concrete raft on which a steel framework was erected.

Finely sculpted Art Nouveau-style cast iron edges the steps to the promenade deck and the octagonal bandstands or summer houses.

It closed in 1976, when it was leased to Rank Organisation and the interior was destroyed in adaptations for various types of amusements, first as a skating rink and in the 1980s as a shopping arcade.

Selective shows: Starring Thora Hird, Sydney Tafler, Freddie Frinton, Wendy Lovelock, William Maxwell, Barbara Bruce, Linda Bennett, Raymond Graham