THE LITTLE THEATRE AND ATTACHED CHANDOS BUILDINGS

THE LITTLE THEATRE AND ATTACHED CHANDOS BUILDINGS, ST MICHAEL'S PLACE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1394883
Date first listed:: 05-Aug-1975
List Entry Name:: THE LITTLE THEATRE AND ATTACHED CHANDOS BUILDINGS
Statutory Address:: THE LITTLE THEATRE AND ATTACHED CHANDOS BUILDINGS, ST MICHAEL'S PLACE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1394883
Date first listed:: 05-Aug-1975
Date of most recent amendment:: 15-Oct-2010
List Entry Name:: THE LITTLE THEATRE AND ATTACHED CHANDOS BUILDINGS
Statutory Address 1:: THE LITTLE THEATRE AND ATTACHED CHANDOS BUILDINGS, ST MICHAEL'S PLACE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: THE LITTLE THEATRE AND ATTACHED CHANDOS BUILDINGS, ST MICHAEL'S PLACE

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

District:: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: ST 74920 64729

Details

ST MICHAEL'S PLACE 656-1/40/1590 (West side) The Little Theatre and attached Chandos Buildings

(Formerly Listed as: ST MICHAEL'S PLACE The Little Theatre) 05/08/75

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Theatre, now cinema, within former town house. 1727, converted and enlarged 1934-35. Designers unknown. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, asbestos cement roof. EXTERIOR: Main entrance block on St Michael's Place is a three bay Neo-Georgian block with channelled rustication to ground floor; to left, a neutral masonry-clad continuation to corner; behind, in Chandos Buildings, the narrow passageway leading to Westgate Buildings, Stands the surviving town house of interest. This is of three storeys, six windows wide, all windows are replacement sashes with thick glazing bars nine/nine to ground and first floors, six/six above, with bead-mould inner edge to upper floors. Former entrance doorway with architrave and cornice hood now replaced with a further window. High plinth, platband above ground floor, first floor sill band, and parapet. Return, to right, two bays, with similar fenestration, but partly blocked to ground floor by later corner building, to left single bay, similar, with C20 rebuilding beyond. INTERIOR: Not inspected. HISTORY: This theatre was founded by Consuelo de Reyes and husband Peter King, and converted to cinema use in 1936. Internal alterations in 1979, when a second screen formed out of former scene store and lounge; interior decoration upgraded 1989, when former roof garden theatre converted to office use. One of the earliest surviving repertory cinemas: cf the Everyman, Hampstead with which it was closely associated in its earlier years. SOURCES: John Earl and Michael Sell eds., 'The Theatres Trust Guide to British Theatres 1750-1950' (2000), 9.

Listing NGR: ST7492064729

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Legacy System number:: 510290
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.