Theatre, Theatre Royal is a Grade I listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. Theatre.
Theatre, Theatre Royal
- WRENN ID
- odd-cornice-jet
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West MP: Dame Chi Onwurah (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1954
- Type
- Theatre
- Address
- Theatre, Theatre Royal, 1-9, Shakespeare Street
- OS grid reference
- NZ 249 643
- Coordinates
- 54.97276, -1.61191
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Theatre Royal in Newcastle upon Tyne is a theatre built in 1837 by Benjamin Green for Richard Grainger. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar with a Welsh slate roof and is designed in a classical style. The building has two storeys and features seven windows. A prominent full-height hexastyle Corinthian portico is present, with paired outer columns on high plinths, and a pediment that displays the Royal arms created by Tate.
Behind the portico are three bays that contain a range of entrance doors and overlights, one of which features an art nouveau grille labeled 'UPPER CIRCLE'. These doors are situated beneath round-headed windows in a pilastered addition that includes a balustraded balcony added in 1901. The round-headed windows above have keyed surrounds. The windows in the bays flanking the portico have bracketed pedimented architraves, with the outer bays containing a public house to the left and a booking office to the right. Above these, there are sash windows with balustrades, architraves, and bracketed pediments, topped by a balustrade and parapet.
The interior was remodeled in 1901 by Matcham in a richly ornamented style, featuring three tiers of balconies and boxes with bombee balustrades that are richly stuccoed. The proscenium arch is carved, and the ceiling is adorned with ornamental plasterwork.
Local climate
Theatre, Theatre Royal receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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