Originally intended for musicals,
the Apollo Theatre opened in 1901
with a farce called the 'Belle of
Bohemia'. A popular policy of musicals,
drama and comedy has continued
to the present day. Notable long-runs
in recent years include . . . — — Map (db m121302) HM
His albums Hunky Dory and
The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust,
and the iconic single Space Oddity
were recorded here at
Trident Studios
Awarded by
BBC Radio London — — Map (db m109081) HM
Impresario
Don Arden
And Mod Band
“Small Faces”
(Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenny Jones, Ian McLagan and Jimmy Winston)
Worked Here
1965-1967 — — Map (db m117770) HM
London County Council
Robert Adam
Thomas Hood
John Galsworthy
Sir James Barrie
and
Other Eminent Artists
and Writers lived here — — Map (db m122123) HM
ESSEX STREET
was laid out in the grounds by
NICHOLAS BARBON in 1675
Among many famous lawyers
who lived here were
Sir ORLANDO BRIDGEMAN c.1606-1674
Lord Keeper,
HENRY FIELDING 1707-1754
Novelist and
BRASS CROSBY . . . — — Map (db m114240) HM
This is the
Former site of the....
1960s - Flamingo Club
Where Georgie Fame recorded
"Night Train"
1970s - Whiskey-A-Go-Go
Where James Brown and
Kool & the Gang played
1980s and 90s - The Wag Club
In 1984 David . . . — — Map (db m116768) HM
Gaiety
Theatre
On this site until 1957 stood
the re-sited Gaiety Theatre which
continued the tradition set by its
predecessor for musical comedies,
and famed during the 1890’s for the
delightful Gaiety Girls and their
Stage Door . . . — — Map (db m118786) HM
The third theatre to bear the title of its bankside namesake was originally known as the 'Hick's Theatre' and was built by the eminent theatre designer W G R Sprague. The Globe Theatre continues to delight with a successful mix of serious drama and . . . — — Map (db m111360) HM
Henry Irving
Actor
Born 1838 · Died 1905 · Knight · Litt D Dublin · D Litt Cambridge · Ll D Glasgow · Erected by English Actors and Actresses and by Others Connected with the theatre in this country — — Map (db m117784) HM
In 1705 Sir John Vanbrugh
built the first of four theatres
on this famous site. The second
theatre, known variously as 'The King's'
and 'Her Majesty's', was the home of
Italian opera, while the present
theatre, designed by C J Phipps . . . — — Map (db m113934) HM
Alan Dower Blumlein filed a patent for a two-channel audio system
called “stereo” on 14 December 1931. It included a “shuffling”
circuit to preserve directional sound, an orthogonal “Blumlein
Pair” of velocity microphones, the recording of two . . . — — Map (db m167118) HM
Kipling House and the ground upon which it stands, enjoys an interesting and illustrious past. standing on the site of Norwich House, the town house of the Bishops of Norwich, which dates back to 1237. Upon the great dissolution of the monasteries . . . — — Map (db m122244) HM
Built by C.J. Phipps
The Lyric Theatre opened in 1888
with the comic opera Dorothy and
has since developed a tradition of
drama, light comedy and popular
musicals The great Italian actress
Eleonora Duse made her debut
here in . . . — — Map (db m121274) HM
Site of the Mont Blanc Restaurant where leading writers, including Belloc, Chesterton, Conrad and Galsworthy met regularly in the early years of the 20th century. — — Map (db m116773) HM
Built for Richard D'Oyly Carte in 1891 by T E Collcutt and known as the 'Royal English Opera House', the theatre was renamed 'The Palace of Theatre Varieties' in 1892. In 1911 it became the Palace Theatre and is famous for being the home of London's . . . — — Map (db m115482) HM
Queen’s Theatre
The Old Queen’s Theatre
occupied this site for just eleven
years from 1867 to 1878 and was
renowned in its day, albeit fleetingly,
for the distinguished players, including
Ellen Terry and Charles Wyndham,
who trod its . . . — — Map (db m118784) HM
The
House of the
Royal Society for
The Encouragement
Of Arts Manufactures
and Commerce
Foundation Laid 28 March 1772
Completed 2 April 1774
Robert & James Adam
Architects — — Map (db m122120) HM
In a House
formerly standing
on this site lived
Samuel Pepys
1633 – 1703 Diarist &
Robert Harley
Earl of Oxford
1661 – 1724 Statesman
And in this house lived
William Etty
1787 – 1849 Painter &
Clarkson . . . — — Map (db m122210) HM
This Plaque
Was Unveiled by
Her Royal Highness
the
Princess of Wales
To Celebrate
the
Reopening of the
Newly restored
Savoy Theatre
19th July 1993 — — Map (db m122111) HM
Sir Walter Besant
Novelist
Historian of London
Secretary of the Palestine Exploration Fund
Originator of the People’s Palace
and
Founder of the Society of Authors
This Monument is Erected
by
His Grateful Brethren in Literature . . . — — Map (db m117971) HM
These figures known as
The Burghers of Calais
commemorate six citizens of that town
who offered themselves
as hostages to Edward III
after he had vainly besieged their town
for nearly a year in 1317.
The story goes that their . . . — — Map (db m111426) HM
The Crown sits on
the site of one of the
most well known and
popular concert halls,
The Hickford Rooms.
During the first half
of the 18th Century
it was the most
prestigious music hall
in London.
One notable concert
of its later days
was . . . — — Map (db m121355) HM
Edgar Wallace was born April 1st, 1875 in Greenwich, London. When he was nine days old, Richard Horatio Edgar, was adopted by George Freeman, a porter at Billingsgate Fish Market, and grew up under the adopted name of Dick Freeman. At 11, he started . . . — — Map (db m111140) HM
The George was founded in 1723 as a coffee house, became Georges Hotel in 1830 and then a public house as it is today. Former regulars of The George include Horace Walpole, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson, who for a while used The George as his . . . — — Map (db m111181) HM
The
Hampton Site
In the sixteenth century this site adjoined the Royal Mews and was an area of stables and coach houses. Whitcomb Street was known as Hedge Lane. The Duke of Monmouth owned property here and gave his name to Monmouth Court which . . . — — Map (db m117769) HM
Mayor of London
The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist
Michael Rakowitz
b. 1973, New York
In 2006 Michael Rakowitz started his project The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist to recreate over 7,000 archaeological artefacts looted from the Iraq . . . — — Map (db m118037) HM
Henry Irving was the first actor to be knighted (1895).
From 1878 - 1902 he managed the Lyceum Theatre.
Whilst working at the Lyceum as Irving's acting manager,
Bram Stoker wrote Dracula.
This plaque was unveiled by Ian McKellen (KBE . . . — — Map (db m120961) HM
W.T. Stead
1840 1912
This memorial to a journalist of wide renown was erected near the spot where he worked for more than thirty years by journalists of many lands in recognition of his brilliant gifts fervent spirit & untiring devotion to the . . . — — Map (db m118302) HM
First translator of the New Testament into English from the Greek. Born A.D. 1484, died a martyr at Vilvorde in Belgium, A.D. 1536.
"Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path" - "the entrance of thy words giveth light." Psalm CXIX. . . . — — Map (db m111743) HM
This marks the location of the cover photograph for the iconic David Bowie album 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' — — Map (db m109059) HM
Sir Arnold Wesker
famed Jewish playwrite and author,
lived many years in Hackney,
and attended
Northwold Primary School
1940-1943 — — Map (db m201679) HM
Jewish Prosecutor - Belsen War Crimes Trials
Famous actor and soldier (1905-78)
was born in this house
…שמחה לצדיק עשות משפט
When . . . — — Map (db m229475) HM
London Borough of Islington
Mary Wollstonecraft
1759 – 1797
Writer, teacher and feminist
Opened a school for girls
near this site in 1784 — — Map (db m120420) HM
Unveiled by
Admiral Sir Caspar John, G.C.B.
3rd June 1972
This carving by
Jacob Epstein
Commemorates the Years
1901 – 1914 when
He lived and worked
In a studio on this site
Which was originally
Sit Thomas More’s Orchard . . . — — Map (db m121423) HM
Laurence Olivier O.M.
Actor
1907 – 1989
Baron Olivier of Brighton
Founding Director of the National Theatre
1963 – 1973
More than two hundred, mainly theatre and film people and institutions,
contributed to the Laurence . . . — — Map (db m118345) HM
Here stood the Globe Playhouse of Shakespeare, 1598 - 1613.
Commemorated by the Shakespeare Reading Society of London and by subscribers in the United Kingdom and India. — — Map (db m135421) HM
London Borough of Southwark
The
Rotherhithe
Picture Research
Library &
Sands Film Studio
in Grice’s Granary since 1976,
a working building
since the 1780’s
Voted by the People — — Map (db m128380) HM
This former farmhouse was occupied by Thomas Osborne (16th C) and Thomas Walker (17th C), both Mayors of Petersfield. Dr. Harry Roberts bought it in 1918 as a bookshop and workshops run by Flora Twort and other local artists. — — Map (db m244400) HM
