Building Name
Proposed rebuilding of Olympia Ballroom, Sea front Scarborough
Date
1938
District/Town
Scarborough
County/Country
Yorkshire North Riding, England
Architect
Client
Scarborough Borough Council
Work
Proposed scheme
Status
Not progressed
As part of his proposals for Scarborough’s redevelopment, Adshead proposed the demolition of the dilapidated Olympia Ballroom on the Foreshore (finally destroyed by a fire in 1975) to be replaced with a lavish new leisure complex containing a swimming pool, ballroom, restaurant, sun lounge and an arcade with shops. The scheme was abandoned following the outbreak of World War II. T
The Architects Journal was highly critical – “Of the drawings there is no question whatever but that they are poor in execution, commonplace in outlook.”
Reference Royal Academy No 1115:1939 - Olympia Scarborough SD Adshead and H V Overfield
Reference Architects Journal vol 89 4 May 1939 page 726, illustration page 727
