Frank Matcham

English theatrical architect and designer (1854–1920)

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Frank Matcham — Frederick Drummond Niblett · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

16 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[13]
Date of birth: November 22, 1854
Date of death: May 17, 1920
Place of birth: Newton Abbot
Place of death: Westcliff-on-Sea
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[7]
Occupation: architect
Notable work: London Coliseum, Hackney Empire, London Palladium, Victoria Quarter, Buxton Opera House^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Cause of death: sepsis^[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[18]
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired^[19]
Family name: Matcham^[15]
Given name: Frank^[16]
Manner of death: natural causes^[17]
Place of burial: Highgate Cemetery^[6]

🏷️ Also known as

en Francis Matcham en Frank Matcham ar فرانك ماتشام de Matcham fa فرانک مچم ja フランク・マッチャム ru Мэтчем, Фрэнк ru Фрэнк Мэтчем zh 弗蘭克·馬查姆

🔖 Identifiers · 31

ISNI: 0000000117659678
VIAF cluster ID: 60399741, 95790347
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n81037992
GND ID: 137053819
ArchINFORM person/group ID: 17708
Art UK artist ID: matcham-frank-18541920
Biographical Dictionary of British and Irish Architects 1800-1950 person ID: matcham-frank
Carthalia ID: 2507
Dictionary of Scottish Architects ID: 100050
EUTA person ID: 2518
FAST ID: 70624
Find a Grave memorial ID: 10621

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Freebase ID: /m/061d4x
Golden ID (archived): Frank_Matcham-W33EYV
Grove Art Online ID: T055915
IdRef ID: 15812376X
J9U entity ID: 987007448980105171
NL CR AUT ID: jn20000720164
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp155237
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 260059897
Obálky knih ID: jn20000720164
Open Plaques subject ID: 2910
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 37745
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110810105346708
RKDartists ID: 311145
SNAC ARK ID: w6cw9qc7
UK National Archives ID: F51580
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500017798
WikiTree person ID: Matcham-174
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJbtjR6gPVF9CdpVCBHXBP
Yale LUX ID: person/b3181366-e5b2-4485-bd97-f423936930ea

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🔗 Connections

← Architect 13

London Palladium, London Coliseum, Shepherd's Bush Empire, Victoria Palace Theatre, Grand Opera House, Hippodrome, Buxton Opera House, Empire Leicester Square +5 more

Notable work 4

London Palladium, London Coliseum, Buxton Opera House, Hackney Empire

Cause of death 1

sepsis

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Given name 1

Frank

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Occupation 1

architect

Place of birth 1

Newton Abbot

Place of burial 1

Highgate Cemetery

Place of death 1

Westcliff-on-Sea

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Frank Matcham was born on November 22, 1854^[1], in Newton Abbot^[2]. He died on May 17, 1920^[3], in Westcliff-on-Sea^[4]. He worked as an architect^[5].

FAQs

Where was Frank Matcham born?

Frank Matcham's place of birth was Newton Abbot^[2].

Where did Frank Matcham die?

Frank Matcham passed away in Westcliff-on-Sea^[4].

What did Frank Matcham do for work?

Frank Matcham worked as an architect^[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Frank Matcham — place of birth (P19): Newton Abbot. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Frank Matcham — place of death (P20): Westcliff-on-Sea. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Frank Matcham — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Frank Matcham — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Frank Matcham — occupation (P106): architect. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Frank Matcham — place of burial (P119): Highgate Cemetery. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Frank Matcham — cause of death (P509): sepsis. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Frank Matcham — date of birth (P569): November 22, 1854. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Frank Matcham — date of death (P570): May 17, 1920. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Frank Matcham — family name (P734): Matcham. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Frank Matcham — given name (P735): Frank. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Frank Matcham — notable work (P800): London Coliseum. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Frank Matcham — notable work (P800): Hackney Empire. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Frank Matcham — notable work (P800): London Palladium. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Frank Matcham — notable work (P800): Victoria Quarter. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Frank Matcham — notable work (P800): Buxton Opera House. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Frank Matcham — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Frank Matcham — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Frank Matcham — copyright status as a creator (P7763): copyrights on works have expired. Retrieved 2021-02-14. wikidata.org.

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14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Languages spoken, written or signed → English

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25w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Occupation → architect

Instance of → human

Place of burial → Highgate Cemetery

Cause of death → sepsis

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