Hammersmith Palais
"The Palais" | |
Exterior sign used from 2003 to 2007. | |
The Hammersmith Palais in 1969, when it was celebrating its golden jubilee. | |
| 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 |
| 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 to be built in Britain. 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.
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.