Normansfield Theatre
The Normansfield Theatre is a Victorian era building located in Teddington, England.
The theatre is on the site of Normansfield Hospital, which was a self-sufficient Victorian hospital complex run by Dr John Langdon Down. The hospital was where Doctor Langdon Down conducted the pioneering research into the syndrome now known as Down's Syndrome. The theatre was constructed in 1877 and completed in 1879 for the use of the patients.
The theatre is held in care by the Langdon Down Centre Trust.[1]
Work on restoring the previously derelict Grade II* listed[2] building began in 2010.[3] It has now been converted for residential use and the former hospital workshops have been re-developed as social housing. The building has been removed from English Heritage’s At Risk register.[3]
It is a popular filming location, such as for Agatha Christie's Poirot in the episode "The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor", "The Case of the Missing Will", "Double Sin" (1990),[4] "After the funeral (2005)" the 2009 film Dorian Gray and the ITV series Downton Abbey.[5]
References
- ↑ "Langdon Down Centre Trust". Directory of societies and affiliates. Arts Richmond. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ↑ "List entry: Normansfield Hospital". English Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- 1 2 Ambrose, Tom (28 October 2013). "Former Normansfield Hospital removed from 'at risk' register". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpt2tv_s5e4-agatha-christie-s-poirot-the-case-of-the-missing-will_fun
- ↑ "Video Update | Teddington, Middlesex, UK". Teddingtontown.co.uk. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
External links
Media related to Normansfield Theatre at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 51°25′06″N 0°18′54″W / 51.41846°N 0.31512°W