Subscription Rooms

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Subscription Rooms
General information
AddressGeorge Street
Town or city Stroud
Country England
Coordinates 51°44′42″N2°13′01″W / 51.744949°N 2.217078°W / 51.744949; -2.217078
Opened1833 (1833)
OwnerStroud Subscription Rooms Trust
Technical details
Material Cotswold stone
Design and construction
Architect(s)Charles Baker
Designations Grade II listed
Website
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The Subscription Rooms is a building in George Street at the centre of the town of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, erected in 1833 under the architect Charles Baker of Painswick. [1] [2] Funding for its erection was obtained through public subscription, hence its name.[ citation needed ]

The Rooms provide a venue for a variety of entertainment [3] including music, dance, theatre, visual arts, spoken word, exhibitions and workshops. The Beatles performed there on 31 March 1962. [4] [5]

The building previously housed the Tourist Information Centre.

The two-storey, detached building is Grade II listed, [1] giving it legal protection against unauthorised alteration or demolition. It is made from Cotswold stone, with a three-story extension to the rear, in brick. [2] The frontage has a portico with Tuscan columns and balustraded balcony, facing onto a forecourt. [2] [1]

The building was owned by Stroud District Council, but in July 2017 they announced plans to sell it, by tender, with a guide price of £600,000 and with consideration given to letting. [2] [6] In 2019 it passed into the ownership of the Stroud Subscription Rooms Trust (Charity No. 1180350). [7] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "STROUD SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Stroud - 1273685| Historic England". Historic England . Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "For sale by informal tender: Stroud Subscription Rooms" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Whats on". Stroud District Council . Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sir Paul McCartney speaks of Stroud Beatles gig". Stroud News. This is Gloucestershire. 27 November 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Memories that rock the town". Stroud News and Journal. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Buyers wanted for 183-year-old venue". BBC News . 24 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sroud Subscription Roms Trust". Register of Charities. Charity Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Deal done to keep Subscription Rooms in public hands". Stroud Council. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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