Theatres · East Midlands
Playhouse, Sleaford
Playhouse, Sleaford — Grade II listed building-listed theatre in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Playhouse, Sleaford is a Grade II listed building-listed theatre in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1168678). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
The Playhouse is a theatre in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England. It is a Grade II listed Georgian building dating from 1820. The building became a school in the 1850s, and after serving several other purposes reopened as a theatre in 2000.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Playhouse is a theatre in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England. It is a Grade II listed Georgian building dating from 1820. The building became a school in the 1850s, and after serving several other purposes reopened as a theatre in 2000.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Grade II listed Playhouse started life as a theatre and was built for Joseph Close Smedley (1784–1863) manager of a number of theatres in Lincolnshire and the surrounding counties. His first visit to Sleaford was about 1814. He had trained as a lawyer. In May 1803 whilst they were members of Thomas Shaftoe Robertson's Lincoln company he had married the actress Melinda Bullen (1781–1870) in the actors' church of St.Peter Mancroft in Norwich. They had at least nine children, Melinda, Anna and Joseph joined them on stage or in the theatre. Some of the other towns on the circuit included at various times Alford, Bourne, Caistor, Folkingham, Grimsby, Holbeach, Holden, March (also built for…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.9993, -0.4135
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- North Kesteven
- Parish
- Sleaford
- Postcode
- NG34 7YP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Established
- 1825
- Official site
- www.sleafordplayhouse.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15979241 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Playhouse, Sleaford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Playhouse, Sleaford?
- Playhouse, Sleaford is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NG34 7YP), in the parish of Sleaford.
- When was Playhouse, Sleaford built?
- Built or established in 1825.
- Who owns Playhouse, Sleaford?
- Playhouse, Sleaford is owned by Sleaford Little Theatre CIO.
- Is Playhouse, Sleaford a listed building?
- Playhouse, Sleaford is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Playhouse, Sleaford?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NG34 7YP. It sits within the Sleaford and North Hykeham parliamentary constituency.