The Subscription Rooms is a building in George Street at the centre of the town of

Stroud Stroud is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District. The town's population was 13,500 in 2021. Below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills, at the meeting point of the Five ...

, Gloucestershire, England, erected in 1833 under the architect Charles Baker of Painswick. Funding for its erection was obtained through public subscription, hence its name, in the case of the Subscription Rooms it was a group of wealthy merchants. The Rooms provide entertainment including music, dance, theatre, visual arts, spoken word, exhibitions and workshops.

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performed there on 31 March 1962. The two-storey, detached building is

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, giving it legal protection against unauthorised alteration or demolition. It is made from

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, with a three-story extension to the rear, in brick. The frontage has a portico with Tuscan columns and balustraded balcony, facing onto a forecourt. The building was owned by

Stroud District Council Stroud is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District. The town's population was 13,500 in 2021. Below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills, at the meeting point of the Five Va ...

but in 2019 passed into the ownership of the Stroud Subscription Rooms Trust (Charity No. 1180350). The forecourt is "owned" by the Subscription Rooms.

References

External links

* {{Official website
Information on the Subscription Rooms review and 'expressions of interest' process
published by Stroud DC Stroud Grade II listed buildings in Gloucestershire