Theatres · South East England
Old Orchard Street Theatre
Also known as: Old Theatre Royal
Old Orchard Street Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bath Spa · 0.3 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Old Orchard Street Theatre is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Address: 12, Old Orchard Street, Bath, BA1 1JU. Also known as: Old Theatre Royal. Coordinates: 51.3801°, -2.3578°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Old Orchard Street Theatre in Bath, Somerset, England, was built as a provincial theatre before becoming a Roman Catholic church. Since 1865, it has been a Masonic Hall. It is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
Description
In 1705 the first theatre opened in Bath. The building by George Trim was small and cramped and made little profit in the years before its demolition in 1738. The site it was on is now the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases. A New Theatre opened in Kingsmead Street in 1723 and operated until 1751. In 1747 John Hippisley proposed the construction of a new theatre and a revised version in 1748 just before his death. The planning was taken over by John Palmer, a local brewer and chandler, and Thomas Jelly. The site for a new theatre was chosen by John Wood, the Elder, who laid out much of the city, on the site of the old orchard of Bath Abbey. opened on 27 October, under the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3801, -2.3578
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Parish
- Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area
- Postcode
- BA1 1JU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bath
- Phone
- +44 1225 462233
- Established
- 1747
- Nearest railway station
- Bath Spa — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.oldtheatreroyal.com
Sources
- osm: w129749119 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Old Orchard Street Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Old Orchard Street Theatre.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Old Orchard Street Theatre?
- Old Orchard Street Theatre is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA1 1JU), in the parish of Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area.
- When was Old Orchard Street Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1747.
- Who owns Old Orchard Street Theatre?
- Old Orchard Street Theatre is owned by | designation1 =Grade II listed building.
- Is Old Orchard Street Theatre a protected site?
- Yes — Old Orchard Street Theatre is part of the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Old Orchard Street Theatre?
- The nearest railway station is Bath Spa, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA1 1JU.