Historic churches · South East England
Old Orchard Street Theatre
Old Orchard Street Theatre — former theatre in Bath, England, now Freemasons Hall and Masonic Museum.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bath Spa · 0.3 km
- Free entry
About
Old Orchard Street Theatre is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "former theatre in Bath, England, now Freemasons Hall and Masonic Museum". Coordinates: 51.3801°, -2.3578°.
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Heritage listing
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.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
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…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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
- oldtheatreroyal.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7084669 (CC0)
- 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 listed building?
- Old Orchard Street Theatre is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- 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).
- Is Old Orchard Street Theatre free to visit?
- Yes, Old Orchard Street Theatre is free to enter.