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Alexandra Theatre and Market Hall to the Rear

A Grade II Listed Building in Newton Abbot, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.5309 / 50°31'51"N

Longitude: -3.6117 / 3°36'41"W

OS Eastings: 285869

OS Northings: 71368

OS Grid: SX858713

Mapcode National: GBR QR.5V2D

Mapcode Global: FRA 37BN.DST

Plus Code: 9C2RG9JQ+98

Entry Name: Alexandra Theatre and Market Hall to the Rear

Listing Date: 6 June 1972

Last Amended: 11 December 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1256893

English Heritage Legacy ID: 464441

Also known as: Corn Exchange
Alexandra Cinema

ID on this website: 101256893

Location: Newton Abbot, Teignbridge, Devon, TQ12

County: Devon

District: Teignbridge

Civil Parish: Newton Abbot

Built-Up Area: Newton Abbot

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Wolborough St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description



NEWTON ABBOT

SX8571SE MARKET STREET
1012-1/13/98 (East side)
06/06/72 Alexandra Theatre and Market Hall to
the rear
(Formerly Listed as:
MARKET STREET
Alexandra Theatre)

GV II

Former corn exchange, now a cinema. Dated 1871. By John
Chudleigh.
MATERIALS: squared Devon limestone and stucco with some
freestone dressings, slate roof and moulded stack to the rear
of left return.
PLAN: rectangular plan with projecting west tower and infilled
angles.

ALEXANDRA THEATRE EXTERIOR: an Italianate palazzo style
central projecting belvedere tower in 3 stages has wide eaves
and a modillion cornice to a shallow-pitched pyramidal roof.
Freestone impost and sill bands to paired semicircular-arched
windows, blind to the front, in the upper stage, the second
stage has a semicircular-arched recess containing a hood mould
with foliate stops over a circular window. A panel below with
a rich dentil cornice reads "Erected 1871".
The rusticated semicircular entrance arch below has chamfered
jambs. The angles between the tower and the main block have
curved stucco infills with cornices to the ground floor and
square stucco infills to the first floor, both possibly later
additions.
The 5-bay exchange, articulated by plain pilasters, has an
eaves band and plinth forming recesses with blind
semicircular-arched windows with continuous sill bands. The
ridge has two C20 cylindrical vents with conical tops.
INTERIOR: not inspected.

MARKET HALL EXTERIOR: attached to the rear is similar in style
to Alexandra Theatre.
INTERIOR: 6-bays with cast-iron columns approx 10m high, with
wrought-iron ties and wooden principals; aisle posts are
connected by arcade rails to each side forming semicircular
arches with diminishing circles to the spandrels. The sloping
ceilings to the aisles have diagonal planking and 4 purlins; a
clerestory above the aisles has 6 square windows between each
column; the central apex has 6 purlins to each side with

various thin metal ties.
South wall has 12 segmental-arched recesses, 2 with doors; the
north aisle has a partly-glazed roof, the north wall has 8
arches and two 2/2-pane sash windows to the north-west corner.

The west end abutting the Alexandra Theatre has triple
semicircular-arched recesses above one similar wide recess and
a C20 metal roller shutter, the east end is occupied by a C20
cafe.
HISTORY: the site was developed after its purchase from the
Rev. Richard Lane by the Wolborough Local Board in 1867.
(BoE: Pevsner N & Cherry B: Devon: London: 1989-: 592; Jones
R: A Book of Newton Abbot: Callington: 1979-: 56-7).


Listing NGR: SX8586971367

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