"The Palais" | |
 Exterior sign used from 2003 to 2007. | |
 The Hammersmith Palais in 1969, when it was celebrating its golden jubilee. | |
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| Former names | Hammersmith Palais de Danse, Le Palais |
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| Address | 242 Shepherd's Bush Road London W6 7NL United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°29′38.6″N 00°13′26.9″W / 51.494056°N 0.224139°W |
| Owner | Howard Booker and Frank Mitchell (1919–) Mecca Leisure Group (1960–1990) Rank Group (1990–1999) Po Na Na Group (1999–2003) Barvest (2003–2006) Parkway Properties (2006–2012) |
| Type | Dance hall, music venue, nightclub |
| Genre(s) | Entertainment |
| Capacity | 2,500[1] |
| Opened | 28 November 1919 |
| Closed | April 2007 |
| Years active | 87 |
The Hammersmith Palais de Danse, in its last years simply named Hammersmith Palais, was a dance hall and entertainment venue in Hammersmith, London, England that operated from 1919 until 2007. It was the first palais de danse [nb 1] to be built in Britain.[3][4] In 2009, it was named by the Brecon Jazz Festival as one of twelve venues which had made the most important contributions to jazz music in the United Kingdom.[5]
The Palais occupied a large site on the A219 at 242 Shepherd's Bush Road, London W6, near the circular system under the A4 Hammersmith flyover. The area has two London Underground stations, a bus station, and the road network at Hammersmith Broadway.[3]
- ^ Kimber & Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre 2008, p. 7.
- ^ Nott 2015, p. 3.
- ^ a b Nott 2015, p. 18.
- ^ Rust 1969, p. 86.
- ^ London Evening Standard (3 August 2009). "Buckingham Palace Hits Right Note with Jazz Fans". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 May 2016
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