A not quite so grand look at the Grand Theatre on Plymouth’s Union Street. The Italianate theatre with ornate decor was commissioned by Henry Reed and built by local architect Henry John Snell in just 16 weeks in 1889. Reed was unable to secure the lease of the original Theatre Royal following the death of his father-in-law, J R Newcombe and opened the Grand to rival the Royal. The Foresters Arms Pub next door was licensed in his wife's name.