King St - BS1
Introduction
The photograph on this page of King St - BS1 by David Hallam-Jones as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 29 Jul 2012
The Theatre Royal, home of the Bristol Old Vic company, is certainly one of the most prominent buildings on King Street. It is said to be the oldest continually-operating theatre in England having been in use since it opened in 1766. The theatre was built on land behind and to one side of the Coopers' Hall that was completed in 1744 with a passage through one of the houses in front of it serving as an entrance. This part of the theatre however - i.e. the foyer - has served as a Coopers' guild hall, an assembly room, a wine warehouse, a Baptist chapel and a fruit and vegetable warehouse. It was incorporated as the theatre's foyer between 1970-72 and the complex is now a Grade I-listed building. It is described as having a "debased Palladian" façade with Corinthian columns."
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