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Great care was needed in the construction of the new wall and the demolition of the existing brick wall so that damage did not occur to other parts of the building. As the new concrete wall was built from the bottom up, the ends of the existing brick wall were progressively detached from the rest of the building necessitating temporary support ties to support it from the new concrete shear wall. Demolition of the existing brick wall then commenced using a large set of hydraulically operated jaws suspended from the tower crane.
The brick wall was nibbled down in small bites with work pausing briefly whilst the temporary support ties were sequentially released and removed. The Opera boxes, estimated to weigh around 15 tonnes each, were raised by first constructing steel guide rails and tracks fixed to the wall behind. With hydraulic jacks in place the original supports were cut free from the brick wall and the Opera boxes jacked up and locked off in their new positions. In this way the steel guide and track system used to raise the opera boxes became the permanent strengthening structure.
Venue information is available from the Auckland Council. The building is also an important townscape element, being part of the civic cultural precinct and located adjacent to Newcastle City Hall also designed by White It reflects Newcastle's status as the state's second capital at the time of the theatre's construction. The theatre has operated almost continuously as an entertainment venue since and continues to be a focus of social and cultural activity, highly valued by the citizens of Newcastle for its outstanding historical, aesthetic and social significance.
The Civic Theatre is a two storey rendered brick Georgian Revival building. Its facade exhibits features of the Georgian Revival style with Italian Renaissance elements, particularly in the elegant, repetitive semi-circular-headed windows.
According to the National Trust, the facade of the shop at No 14 Wheeler is the only original. Entrance ways are timber framed with glass, and leadlight above. The awning is painted in heritage colours with circular motifs and pressed metal soffit. The interior is an elaborate example of White's style in 'Spanish Baroque' featuring a traditional proscenium arch, crowned with a classical frieze, a grand ornamental dome in the ceiling, with smaller domes above the back stalls and huge, recessed arches over the Royal boxes which flank the stage.
Within these arches are Alamo-style parapets containing statues. The domes are indirectly lit and a 'blue sky' surround flanks the stage. The auditorium walls were decorated to imitate stone castle walls. Renovations in the early 's enlarged the stage and orchestra pit.
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