Theatre at Maidstone Prison is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 July 1973. A C19 Theatre.

Theatre at Maidstone Prison

WRENN ID
dim-attic-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling MP: Helen Grant (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 July 1973
Type
Theatre
Address
Theatre at Maidstone Prison, Boxley Road
OS grid reference
TQ 761 562
Coordinates
51.27826, 0.52407
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Theatre at Maidstone Prison was built between 1809 and 1811 by Daniel Alexander. Originally designed as a two-storey building, it has since been altered to create one large storey. The structure is made of Kentish ragstone and features ten round-headed blanks on what was the first floor. The ground floor has round-headed arcading that was originally open but is now blocked. The theatre is attached to the Rotunda at ground floor level. All the listed buildings at Maidstone Prison form a group.

Local climate

Theatre at Maidstone Prison sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% 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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