British Music Hall Society

The British Music Hall Society is a registered charity in the United Kingdom.The Charity’s objects (‘the Objects’) are

1. To advance the education of the public in the traditions of the British Music Hall and Variety Theatre and the art of present day performers; and
2. To preserve an archive appertaining to Music Hall and Variety Theatre in the form of records, films, electronic media, photographs, literature, ephemera, costumes and performers’ personal properties

The charity was founded by Raymond Mackender and Gerald Glover in 1963. The Society President is Su Pollard.^[1] The Society's patrons are Sir John Major, Michael Grade, Lady Anne Dodd, Sir Cliff Richard, Alan Titchmarsh, Alison Titchmarsh, Jools Holland and Gary Wilmot. Previous patrons included Des O'Connor, Sir Ken Dodd and Val Doonican.