Twentieth Century Theatre is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Theatre. 11 related planning applications.

Twentieth Century Theatre

WRENN ID
high-flint-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Theatre
Address
Twentieth Century Theatre, 291 and 293, Westbourne Grove W11, W11 2QA
OS grid reference
TQ 247 809
Coordinates
51.51329, -0.20338
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Twentieth Century Theatre, located at Nos 291 and 293 Westbourne Grove, is a theatre built in 1863, originally known as Victoria Hall. It was renamed the Bijou Theatre in 1866. The auditorium remains a rare example of the hall type, featuring a gallery across one end. The entrance foyer retains its original moulded plaster ceiling.

Local climate

Twentieth Century Theatre sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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