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The Place
The Place is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Euston · 0.4 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The Place is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Records date its origin to 1888. Address: 17, Duke's Road, London, WC1H 9PY. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Coordinates: 51.5274°, -0.1287°.
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Heritage listing
The Place is a dance and performance centre in Duke's Road near Euston in the London Borough of Camden. It is the home of London Contemporary Dance School and the Robin Howard Dance Theatre, and formerly the Richard Alston Dance Company.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Place is a dance and performance centre in Duke's Road near Euston in the London Borough of Camden. It is the home of London Contemporary Dance School and the Robin Howard Dance Theatre, and formerly the Richard Alston Dance Company.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building was designed by Robert William Edis as the headquarters of the 20th Middlesex (Artists') Volunteer Rifle Corps and built by Charles Kynoch and Company of Clapham between 1888 and 1889. It was officially opened by the Prince of Wales. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. When the London Regiment was broken up and the battalions reallocated to other units in August 1937, the hall became the home of the Artists Rifles, The Rifle Brigade. The unit was disbanded in 1945, after the Second World War, but reformed again in the Rifle Brigade in January 1947 but transferred to the Army Air Corps in July 1947 as the 21st…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5274, -0.1287
- District
- Camden
- Parish
- Camden, unparished area
- Postcode
- WC1H 9PY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Established
- 1888
- Nearest railway station
- Euston — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.theplace.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w513152399 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The Place, London (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: London - Middlesex (Artists') Rifle Volunteers' drill hall (former), Duke's Road, Holborn 2014-10-30 (15531820368).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Place?
- The Place is in London, United Kingdom (postcode WC1H 9PY), in the parish of Camden, unparished area.
- When was The Place built?
- Built or established in 1888.
- Who owns The Place?
- The Place is owned by |built = 1888–1889.
- Is The Place a listed building?
- The Place is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to The Place?
- The nearest railway station is Euston, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WC1H 9PY.