Theatres · East of England
The Corn Hall
The Corn Hall is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Diss · 1.2 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The Corn Hall is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Address: 9A, Saint Nicholas Street, Diss, IP22 4LB. Coordinates: 52.3777°, 1.1072°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Corn Hall is a commercial building in St Nicholas Street, Diss, Norfolk, England. The structure, which is now used as an arts centre, is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
The building was commissioned by the lord of the manor, Thomas Lombe Taylor, whose seat was at Starston Place in Starston. He selected a site on the north side of St Nicholas Street. It was designed by a local architect, George Atkins, in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone at a cost of £10,000 and was completed in 1854. The design featured a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing St Nicholas Street. The central bay featured a tetrastyle portico formed by four Ionic order columns supporting a modillioned pediment. Behind the portico, a doorway with an architrave and brackets supported a cornice. The outer bays were decorated by blind windows with window sills and brackets…
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- Coordinates
- 52.3777, 1.1072
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- South Norfolk
- Parish
- Diss
- Postcode
- IP22 4LB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Established
- 1854
- Nearest railway station
- Diss — 1.2 km
- Official site
- www.thecornhall.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w451613502 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Corn Hall, Diss (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Diss Corn Hall (geograph 4493333).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Corn Hall?
- The Corn Hall is in Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP22 4LB), in the parish of Diss.
- When was The Corn Hall built?
- Built or established in 1854.
- Who owns The Corn Hall?
- The Corn Hall is owned by | website=.
- Is The Corn Hall a protected site?
- Yes — The Corn Hall is part of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to The Corn Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Diss, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IP22 4LB.