Sheldonian Theatre Oxford, England
Listed Building Data
Sheldonian Theatre has been designated a Grade I listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1047350
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- I
- Date Listed
- 12 January 1954
- Name
- THE SHELDONIAN THEATRE
- Location
- THE SHELDONIAN THEATRE, BROAD STREET
- District
- Oxford
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Grid Reference
- SP 51521 06443
- Easting
- 451520.6000
- Northing
- 206442.8744
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
- BROAD STREET 1485 (South Side) The Sheldonian Theatre SP 5106 SE 9/148 12.1.54. I GV 2. RCHM 2. Built in 1664-69 at the cost of Archbishop Seldon to the designs of Wren. Thomas Robinson was master-mason with Arthur Frogley, master- carpenter. The stone used came from Headington (the ground storeys,) Burford and Barrington, while the upper stages were built in Taynton Stone. The whole South elevation is in original Barrington stone in the upper stage with Windrud stone in the lower stage. The upper stage of the semi- circular North elevation was refaced in Bath stone, probably in 1838, and since partly refaced in Clipsham stone. The cornices and balustrades have also been repaired in Clipsham stone at various times. The originai stone-carving was by William Byrd and the wood-work by William and Richard Clere. The ceiling was painted by Robert Streater; an early example of English illusionist decoration.
Exeter College, The Old Ashmolean Building, The Sheldonian Theatre and The Old Clarendon Building form a group with The Indian Institute, Catte Street.
Listing NGR: SP5151906448
