Old Theatre Royal

Old Theatre Royal, High Street, Chatham

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1268237
Date first listed:: 05-Oct-1988
List Entry Name:: Old Theatre Royal
Statutory Address:: Old Theatre Royal, High Street, Chatham

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1268237
Date first listed:: 05-Oct-1988
Date of most recent amendment:: 07-Mar-1997
List Entry Name:: Old Theatre Royal
Statutory Address 1:: Old Theatre Royal, High Street, Chatham

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Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Old Theatre Royal, High Street, Chatham

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Medway (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ7558367966

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TQ 7567 762-1/4/14

CHATHAM HIGH STREET Old Theatre Royal

05.10.88

GV II Theatre. 1899, by G E Bond, damaged by fire c1965. Painted faience tiles and moulded decoration, yellow stock brick with red brick dressings and hipped slate roof. Free Italianate style with Moorish turrets.

PLAN: deep rectangular site with front foyer and rear auditorium at right angles.

EXTERIOR: foyer section two storeys; two bay range. Entrance has mid C20 altered ground floor, an open first floor arcade of two paired round arches with balustrade and enriched capitals, dentil cornices to ground and first floors extend to the right return, and a raised open pediment with a central plinth flanked by octagonal Moorish domes; behind the arcade are four round-arched casements as the front with moulded surrounds and glazing bars. The right hand return includes two first floor sashes and a central lateral stack with curved side supports and ball finials; behind are two further brick linking sections of three and four windows; the back of the large rear auditorium has a central square tower fronted by a pediment to the street, with a raking roof each side up to a tall hipped roof with square cupola vents over the proscenium, and a raking lower roof behind to the auditorium. Irregular rear elevation.

INTERIOR: auditorium has central dome with decoration of plasterwork swags and two tiers of balconies. The upper tier has painted plaster panels and moulded cherubs. The lower tier is much damaged but has a decoration of cherubs, swags and console brackets. The boxes have been removed and the proscenium arch blocked up. The balconies are supported on cast iron columns, but the ground floor ones are encased in concrete. No seating remains. The foyer retains one tiled panel, probably representing one of Shakespeare's female characters. Original staircase with twisted balusters and column newel. Former bar ceiling has strapwork decoration and coved cornice. Top floor retains some floral tiled panels and dado rail.

Listing NGR: TQ7558367966

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Legacy System number:: 462095
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.