New Theatre Royal
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New Theatre Royal
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 13 Apr 2019
The Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1388499 theatre is dated 1893. It was built after an explosion and fire in 1892 had destroyed the previous Theatre Royal on the site, built in 1806. The 1806 theatre was, in turn, a rebuild of an earlier theatre of 1764 on Butchery Street, now called Clasketgate. The structure of the building remained the same until 1907, when the present frontage, foyer, and lounge were added, spinning the orientation of the entrance to face Clasketgate. Clasketgate is part of the B1308.
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Image Location
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53.230501
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-0.539337