Speaker Meeting, 6.15 for 6.30pm
Mon, Aug 4th 2025 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Speaker: Richard Jones, Head of Sales and Marketing, Barn Theatre Cirencester
The Ingleside site (home of The Barn Theatre) was built in 1812 as a private house for a Mr Baylis, wealthy local man whose business was transporting goods to London from the region. Originally called ‘The Beeches’, the house was very fine and included large servants’ quarters in the basement and stabling for 28 horses. Ingleside ceased to be a private house during World War Two when it was requisitioned and repurposed as offices for Dulci, who made weapon components at its factories in the town. A large Nissen hut was built in the garden to protect the people of Cirencester from aerial bombardment.
Since the war, Ingleside has gone through various incarnations as a community centre and even a private school, with the Nissen hut used for evening classes, PE lessons and amateur theatrical productions. In 2007, Ingleside was bought by Ian and Chrissie Carling, who had a grand vision to convert the site into a professional theatre with adjacent boutique hotel and restaurant. The Barn Theatre finally opened its first professional production, to much critical acclaim, in March 2018.
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