Theatres · South East England
Woolstore Theatre
Woolstore Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
Nicholas Youell — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Woolstore Theatre is a working theatre in South-East England. The site is within the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the South West Wiltshire parliamentary constituency. Postcode area BA12.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Woolstore Theatre is a theatre in the village of Codford, Wiltshire, England. The theatre has been operating since 1928, when it was built by Colonel Ralph Sneyd for his wife who enjoyed acting.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Colonel Ralph Sneyd was from a distinguished family, with a family seat of Keele Hall, Staffordshire (now Keele University), but following the death of his first wife, he was involved in a public scandal whilst attempting to divorce his second wife Irene Alexander on the grounds of adultery, which was widely reported in the press. Sneyd bought a large property in Codford, which included ownership of the Woolstore. When he took a third wife, Dorothy Miller, Stella formed a group called the Codford Amateurs, and their first play was performed at the Woolstore Theatre in 1928. The theatre was taken over by the military during the Second World War, and resumed in 1948. Colonel Sneyd died in…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.1580, -2.0477
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Codford
- Postcode
- BA12 0NE
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Established
- 1928
- Official site
- www.thewoolstoretheatre.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w1093741039 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Woolstore Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woolstore Theatre?
- Woolstore Theatre is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA12 0NE), in the parish of Codford.
- When was Woolstore Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1928.
- Is Woolstore Theatre a protected site?
- Yes — Woolstore Theatre is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Woolstore Theatre?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BA12 0NE. It sits within the South West Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.