KING'S THEATRE./The Picture House/Wetherspoons

This building, which is adjacent to the Conservative and Unionist Working-Men's Club in Forest Street, was opened October, 1905. It is constructed of wood and corrugated iron, and stands on a site which was formerly occupied by three old cottages and tenanted by Mr. J. Straw, Mrs. Dove, and Mr. "Bob" Green. The dimensions of the building are 65ft. wide by 35ft. deep, and the length 120ft. The prosoenium opening is 28ft., and the height 20ft. Its seating accommodation is for 1000 people. It was erected by Captain Clayton, who subsequently sold it (in conjunction with the Grand Theatre, Mansfield) to the Mansfield, Sutton, and District Theatres' Company, Ltd.—a company formed purely of local gentlemen.