Groundlings Theatre
Groundlings Theatre is a theater building in Southsea, Portsmouth, England which is located on Kent Street. Groundlings Theatre is situated nearby to St George’s Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School, as well as near Church of St George.Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater in Portsea, Portsmouth, England, in a former school
- Also known as: “Beneficial School”, “Beneficial Society”, “he Beneficial Society Infant School”, “The Benny”, and “The Groundlings Theatre”
- Address: 42 Kent Street, Portsmouth, PO1 3BS
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMS Victory and HMS Warrior.
HMS Victory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. HMS Victory is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Groundlings Theatre.
HMS Warrior
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior and her sister ship HMS Black Prince were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire. HMS Warrior is situated 1,500 feet west of Groundlings Theatre.
Portsmouth Harbour railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portsmouth Harbour railway station serves the city of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England. It is situated in Portsmouth Harbour, between the Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and the Historic Dockyard. Portsmouth Harbour railway station is situated 1,500 feet west of Groundlings Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gosport and Southsea.
Gosport
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth. Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.
Southsea
Suburb
Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre.
Buckland
Suburb
Buckland is a residential area in the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire.
Groundlings Theatre
- Categories: school building, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southsea, Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.79811° or 50° 47′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.10279° or 1° 6′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C2WQVXW+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 71474519OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17554799
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In Other Languages
“Groundlings Theatre” goes by many names.
- German: “Groundlings Theatre”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St George’s Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School and Church of St George.
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