Résumé :
Frank Matcham is one of the most acclaimed theatre architects of the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century British entertainment industry. Although overlooked by critics during his time and for much of the twentieth century, over the past 30 years his buildings have been internationally recognised as masterpieces of spectacle, intimacy and extravagance. The most important of his works occurred during a 30-year association with Blackpool, the largest and most popular Victorian seaside resort in the world, with three of his interiors still surviving. However, despite this Matcham’s work in Blackpool has not received the critical attention it deserves. This article will seek to examine his body of work, both surviving and lost, in the context of Blackpool as an emerging seaside resort at the later end of the nineteenth century. [editor summary]

Localisation : Traitement documentaire B

DOI  : 10.1080/17460654.2013.874537

• Ex. 1 — Consultation sur place