Rupert Guinness Theatre Guinness Brewery — Watling Street

Attached six-bay theatre, built 1951, comprising double-pile five-bay three-storey block with taller single-bay block to north, having cantilevered projection to first floor of north elevation of this, shallow breakfront to front (east) elevation of north bay. Not currently in use. M-profile pitched roofs hidden behind raised parapet with render capping, cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat roof to north block, rendered parapet with render capping. Painted brick walls, moulded render string course forming continuous sill course over channelled render plinth course to ground floor. Square-headed window openings to front, render sills, brick relieving arches over window openings to first floor. Fluted render aprons under first floor windows, render sills and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed stair window opening to staircase to block to north, steel framed window. Square-headed window openings to north elevation, render sills and timber framed windows. Render doorcase to front comprising piers flanking stepped surround, inset fascia inscribed ‘RUPERT GUINNESS THEATRE’ over square-headed door opening, steel roller shutter. Guinness harp over opening. Square-headed door opening to front, render surround, steel roller shutter.