Theatre Royal

LINCOLN

SK9771SE CLASKETGATE 1941-1/12/77 (North side) 02/10/69 Theatre Royal

II

Theatre. 1897. Remodelled and extended c1930, with late C20 additions. Brick, with ashlar and rendered fronts, slate and asbestos cement roofs. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Clasketgate front has to left an angled corner entrance bay, rendered, with pilasters and parapet. Above, a moulded name panel. To the right, a late C19 shopfront forming the box office, with a C20 casement above. Left return has the original Baroque Revival style ashlar front, with a cornice on scroll brackets, and a single pilaster. To right, a round arched doorcase with pilasters and keystone, double doors and fanlight. To left, double doors with a ticket window in the left door. Above, a round window. To right, additions, 2 and 3 storeys. To left, a late C20 scene dock with external stair. INTERIOR: auditorium has a moulded proscenium arch with Corinthian flanking pilasters, corner brackets, and a single half-round box each side. 2 cantilevered galleries with curved, moulded plaster panelled fronts. Panelled plaster ceiling with a cove towards the stage and enriched borders. Central pierced boss and chandelier. The interior is important as a surviving example of late C19 theatre design and decoration.

Listing NGR: SK9762271408