Grand Opera House is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1975. Theatre. 7 related planning applications.

Grand Opera House

WRENN ID: broken-moat-heron
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: North Yorkshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 4 February 1975
Type: Theatre
Source: Historic England listing

Description

OXFORD STREET 5338 Nos 1 to 7 (consec). Grand Opera House. SE 3055 SW 14/133 II
Circa 1900 by Frank A Tugwell, altered and interior restored 1972 by Roderick Ham. Irregular corner site. 3 storeys and attics. 8-bay entrance front with octagonal tower on corner surmounted by cupola. Slated roof with parapets and coped gables. Red brick with stone dressings. Architraved sash windows, some with cornices and pediments. Arched theatre entrance. Modern shop. Edwardian interior with plasterwork enriched with floral motifs and gilded. Panelled ceiling with centred dome. Carved circle and balcony fronts enriched with masks, swags and putti. 2 tiers of boxes with bowed fronts and flanked by pilasters carrying cornice of broken pediments. Architraved proscenium opening with central oval cartouche flanked by cornucopiae. Proscenum with moulded cornice and frieze enriched with masks and scroll decoration. Interesting entrance foyer in 'Art Nouveau' style with frieze in low relief by Frances Darlington. Included for interior.

Listing NGR: SE3025655460

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