Assembly Rooms Theatre, Durham

The Assembly Rooms Theatre, formally named the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre after Sir Thomas Allen, is a historic 175-seat proscenium arch theatre located in the centre of Durham, England, United Kingdom.

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Type: Theater building
Description: Historic theater in Durham, England
Also known as: “Assembly Rooms Theatre”, “The Assembly Rooms”, and “The Assembly Rooms Theatre”
Address: 40 North Bailey, Durham, DH1 3ET

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace Green and Durham Castle.

Palace Green

Grassland

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Palace Green is an open space in the centre of Durham, England, flanked by Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle. The Cathedral and Castle together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Durham Castle

University building

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Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham. Durham Castle is situated 580 feet northwest of Assembly Rooms Theatre, Durham.

Cosin’s Library

Library

Bishop Cosin's Library, originally the Episcopal Library or Bibliotheca Episcopalis Dunelmensis, is an historic library founded in 1669 in Durham, England. Owned by the University of Durham, the library is open to the public. Cosin’s Library is situated 400 feet northwest of Assembly Rooms Theatre, Durham.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durham and Elvet.

Durham

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Durham is a city in County Durham in North East England. The name is believed to derive from "Dun-holme", or hill-island, due to its location on a meander on the River Wear.

Elvet

Suburb

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Elvet is an area of the city of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the opposite side of the River Wear from Durham Cathedral and forms the south-eastern part of central Durham.

Crossgate

Suburb

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Crossgate is a small area of housing that sits above North Road but below the Neville's Cross area of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is predominantly occupied by students at Durham University who favour the area due to its proximity to the university departments in the Elvet and Palace Green areas of the city.

Assembly Rooms Theatre, Durham

Categories: building, university building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.77414° or 54° 46′ 27″ north

Longitude

-1.57497° or 1° 34′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C6WQCFG+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 15244536

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=theatre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

Wikidata ID

Q48817655

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