Apollo Theatre
Apollo Theatre, Pyle Street
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1276890
- Date first listed:
- 01-Oct-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Apollo Theatre
- Statutory Address:
- Apollo Theatre, Pyle Street
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2000-06-25
- Reference:
- IOE01/00219/23
- Rights:
- © Rev Robert Rudd. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreAlso of interest
Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1276890
- Date first listed:
- 01-Oct-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-Oct-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Apollo Theatre
- Statutory Address 1:
- Apollo Theatre, Pyle Street
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Apollo Theatre, Pyle Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Newport and Carisbrooke
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 50059 89145
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 19 October 2021 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards
SZ 5089 SW
3/64
PYLE STREET (North Side)
Apollo Theatre
(Formerly listed as Victoria Methodist Chapel)
1.10.53.
GV
II*
1804 enlarged 1833. Two storeys red brick with deep red brick dressings, three bays, the centre one slightly recessed and breaking right up into full width pediment, with deep red brick relieving arch. Pediment has paired flat modillions, three round headed windows with glazing bars block sills, semi circular lunette above centre one in pediment. Block string course. Central double doors of six fielded panels, semi circular fanlight flanked by fluted Greek Doric columns. Frieze and cornice, probably of 1833. Later C19 cast iron railings on stone to street.
Photographs in the NMR.
Nos 124 to 127 (consec) and the Apollo Theatre form a group
Listing NGR: SZ5005289161
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 309665
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 01-Jul-2026 at 22:01:31.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.