Richmond Theatre is a Grade II* listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Theatre. 4 related planning applications.
Richmond Theatre
- WRENN ID
- far-vault-magpie
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Constituency
- Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 June 1972
- Type
- Theatre
- Address
- Richmond Theatre, Little Green, TW9 1QJ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 179 750
- Coordinates
- 51.46211, -0.30383
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Richmond Theatre is a theatre built in 1899 by Frank Matcham. It is constructed of red brick with buff terracotta. The façade has four storeys, with the upper section set back. There are three main bays, with the centre bay being the widest. The outer bays are topped by octagonal towers featuring copper ogee domes. A projecting central entrance has an arch that is surmounted by a broken pediment with a statue above it. Above the entrance, there are four round windows with ornamental terracotta surrounds. To either side of the entrance, there is a single storey Doric colonnade. The outer bays have arched windows, and the towers include oval windows and terracotta consoles. A terracotta balustrade runs above the centre and to either side of the entrance, with an iron balustrade above the colonnade. There is a modern entrance canopy. Inside, there is a fine marble and wood panelled entrance hall and staircase, as well as an elaborately decorated auditorium.
Local climate
Richmond 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 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
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- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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