Playhouse (Sleaford)

The Playhouse is a theatre in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England.

Sleaford Playhouse is a Grade II listed Georgian building dating from 1820. Prior to it being restored and re-opened as a theatre in 2000 it had been used as a benefits office and library.[1][2]

The Grade II listed Playhouse started life as a theatre and was built for a local printer and actor Joseph Smedley. In 1841 the theatre was sold to John Hyde and was later taken over by Jane Hill and William Pidd-Fischer in 1853.[3] In 1855, despite attempts to re-open it as a theatre, the building was sold to Thomas Parry who in turn sold the building to the Church of England.[4] Through a variety of donations and grants it was converted into the town's first infant school by local builders Parry and William Kirk, at a cost of £1,085.[3][4]


References

  1. ↑ "Playhouse plans to go back to Georgian roots", Sleaford Standard, 1 November 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013
  2. ↑ Historic England. "54, Westgate, Sleaford (1168678)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 "The Playhouse (Sleaford)", Theatres Trust
  4. 1 2 Ellis, Charles (1981). Mid-Victorian Sleaford 1851-1871. Lincoln: Lincolnshire Library Service. ISBN 0861111028.

Coordinates: 52°59′57.6″N 0°24′48.6″W / 52.999333°N 0.413500°W / 52.999333; -0.413500

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