The Playhouse Theatre with Entrance Gateway and Railing is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1973. Theatre. 3 related planning applications.

The Playhouse Theatre with Entrance Gateway and Railing

WRENN ID
blind-stone-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax MP: Kate Dearden (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 November 1973
Type
Theatre
Address
The Playhouse Theatre with Entrance Gateway and Railing, King Cross Road, HX1 2SH
OS grid reference
SE 088 249
Coordinates
53.72099, -1.86688
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Playhouse Theatre, dating from the early to mid 19th century, was originally a chapel. It is a stone building featuring two tiers of windows, with the upper ones being round-arched. The main (south) elevation is framed by a pair of strip pilasters and includes a disused Greek Doric entrance portico. There is a low addition to the east that is not of interest. The interior has been remodelled. The entrance gateway consists of a pair of thin corniced stone piers that support an enriched iron arch with a hexagonal lamp. The gates and railings to the north of the east are made of iron and topped with spear finials.

Local climate

The Playhouse Theatre with Entrance Gateway and Railing sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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