About

Grade II* listed Normansfield Theatre and Langdon Down Museum of Learning Disability. Gothic proscenium arch and elaborate stage and scenery. Built as part of the Normansfield Hospital for patients/students with learning disabilities.

The Langdon Down Centre was previously known as the theatre wing of Normansfield Hospital. In 1868, John and Mary Langdon Down purchased The White House (which still remains in the hospital grounds today) to set up a private hospital establishment. Over the years, further buildings were added to the premises.

The main hospital and the theatre wing were separated in 2003, when Laing Homes purchased the land to develop residential houses and part of the planning application included the restoration of the theatre wing to its original status. The splendour of the Grade II* Normansfield Theatre remains today.