Peter's Theatre is a Grade II* listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1950. A Medieval Theatre. 9 related planning applications.

Peter's Theatre

WRENN ID
broken-wicket-yarrow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Winchester
Constituency
Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 March 1950
Type
Theatre
Period
Medieval
Address
Peter's Theatre, Chesil Street, SO23 0HU
OS grid reference
SU 486 292
Coordinates
51.06012, -1.30695
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

St Peter's Theatre, located on Chesil Street, was originally built in the 12th century and has undergone later alterations. The building is constructed from flint and stone, featuring a tile-hung belfry turret. The part facing the road includes two gables and a tower. The south aisle and nave extend the full length of the structure. The west windows showcase Decorated tracery, while the remaining windows are in the Perpendicular style. The roofs are tiled. St Peter's Theatre is part of a group that includes Nos 1, 3, 4 to 12 (even).

Local climate

Peter's Theatre receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 9 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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