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The Gate centre was purchased in 2000 and underwent a four-year redevelopment with the aid of £1.2M from the Heritage Lottery Fund, £1.2M from a private individual and £400,000 from the Welsh Assembly Government. After four years of planning and refurbishment under the guidance of architect Rob
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The Gate is housed in a Grade II listed church building, formerly the Plasnewydd Presbyterian Church and school hall. It is located in Keppoch Street overlooking Plasnewydd Square in the Roath area of Cardiff. The school hall was built in 1886 and the church was added in 1901 to the designs of
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style, the church has three bays to the front and four bays facing Keppoch Street. A polygonal bell tower is on the street corner. The main body of the church had (and still has) galleries on three sides, supported by iron columns with
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The Gate has two Exhibition Galleries, the first in the original front entrance to the church with a glazed screen and curved pew, the other in a corridor against the original exterior south stone wall.
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is often used for performances and plays. The Saturday morning theatre group, Performers, uses the venue regularly and uses the upstairs theatre for its performances.
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The Grand Theatre, formerly an upper section of the church, is a performance space seating up to 350 on the original wooden pews and a raked gallery floor.
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After four years of planning and refurbishment under the guidance of architect Rob Cruwys, it opened the Gate doors in September 2004.
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Other spaces available include an auditorium in which visiting theatre and musical groups are able to perform.
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A cafe bar has been formed in the original schoolroom, the oldest part of the building dating back to 1896.
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Throughout the week a variety of courses and workshops are held at the centre ranging from
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Plasnewydd Presbyterian Church and attached Hall, Roath
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The Gate Arts Centre also offers drama classes. The
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