Theatres · South East England
Chesil Theatre
Chesil Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Winchester · 1.2 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Chesil Theatre is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Address: Chesil Street, Winchester, SO23 0HU. Coordinates: 51.0601°, -1.3070°.
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Heritage listing
St Peter's Church, Chesil, Winchester, formerly known as St Peter upon Chesille without Eastgate, is a former parish church of the Church of England in Winchester, Hampshire, and is now the home of Chesil Theatre. The church comprises elements from the 12th century and later. It is constructed of flint and stone, and the belfry turret, and roofs are hung with tiles. It fell out of use after the Second World War and was declared structurally unsafe in 1960. It was then acquired by the Chesil Theatre company.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Test SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Peter's Church, Chesil, Winchester, formerly known as St Peter upon Chesille without Eastgate, is a former parish church of the Church of England in Winchester, Hampshire, and is now the home of Chesil Theatre. The church comprises elements from the 12th century and later. It is constructed of flint and stone, and the belfry turret, and roofs are hung with tiles. It fell out of use after the Second World War and was declared structurally unsafe in 1960. It was then acquired by the Chesil Theatre company. In 1961 a stained glass window was moved from the church to St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church.
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- Coordinates
- 51.0601, -1.3070
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Winchester
- Parish
- Winchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- SO23 0HU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Winchester
- Nearest railway station
- Winchester — 1.2 km
Sources
- osm: w467258168 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: St Peter's Church, Chesil, Winchester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Peter, Chesil - geograph.org.uk - 1540873.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chesil Theatre?
- Chesil Theatre is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO23 0HU), in the parish of Winchester, unparished area.
- Is Chesil Theatre a listed building?
- Chesil Theatre is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Chesil Theatre a protected site?
- Yes — Chesil Theatre is part of the River Test SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Chesil Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Winchester, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO23 0HU.