Academy Hall is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1986. Theatre.

Academy Hall

WRENN ID
plain-outpost-larch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Country
England
Date first listed
15 December 1986
Type
Theatre
Source
Historic England listing

Description

NZ 1717 HIGH GREEN

9/140 No 17 (Academy Hall)

GV II

School, now theatre with flats above. Mid-late c19 with alterations. Coursed squared sandstone with alternating quoins and window dressings. Blue slate roof. 2h storeys, 4 bays, the outer bays canted back to give a half-octagonal front. Sash windows in stop-chamfered surrounds, 12-pane on ground floor, 9- pane on first floor and 6-pane on top floor. Low-pitched roof, hipped in front, with set-back side chimneys. Entrance on right return, which has similar openings. Gainford Academy flourished from 1818 to 1899, and the present building may contain 1819 material. Stan Laurel the film comedian was a pupil here towards the end of this period. School was later converted to a theatre with flats above. Largely unoccupied at time of resurvey. Included for his- torical interest.

Listing NGR: NZ1714516803

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