Person    | Male  Born 19/2/1717  Died 20/1/1779

David Garrick

Categories: Theatre

Actor, dramatist and theatre manager. Born Hereford. Left home and travelled to London with Samuel Johnson. As a friend of the Adams brothers he was in 1772, one of the first residents in their newly built Adelphi Terrace, buying number 5 (later renumbered 4) where he died. More often portrayed in his lifetime than any contemporary, save for the monarch.

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David Garrick

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David Garrick - WC2

Cast bronze, designed by Doll and modelled by Fehr. Erected by Herbrand Russe...

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Lost Garrick plaque

David Garrick, actor, lived here. B: 1716. D: 1779. {Almost hidden in the dec...

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Sir Isaac Newton's house- detailed

plaque inside building at top of stairway directly facing entrance

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Spirit of Soho Mural

Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...

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The Adelphi

The Adelphi This building stands on the site of Adelphi Terrace built by the...

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David Garrick

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William Shakespeare - British Library

An information panel informs that the statue was commissioned by David Garric...

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Bycullah Athenaeum

Bycullah Athenaeum

A popular venue for plays and concerts, performed by local drama and music societies. until it was destroyed by fire. The name derives from the nearby Bycullah estate which was developed from 1879,...

Building, Theatre

1 memorial
Royal Coburg Theatre / Royal Victoria Theatre / Old Vic

Royal Coburg Theatre / Royal Victoria Theatre / Old Vic

This theatre designed by the German architect Rudolphe Cabanel, began life in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre under the patronage of Princess Charlotte of Wales and her husband Prince Leopold of C...

Group, Theatre

7 memorials
Ken Russell

Ken Russell

Film, stage and television director. Born Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell at 31 Belnont Road, Southampton. He studied photography before moving to television. Here he specialised in films about famous...

Person, Cinema, Theatre, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Sadler's Wells Theatres

Sadler's Wells Theatres

From Sadler's Wells: Sadler’s Wells began with "the discovery of a mineral spring in 1683. Richard Sadler built a music house around the spring to rival the already fashionable Tunbridge and Epsom ...

Group, Dance, Theatre

2 memorials

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Draycott Avenue war memorial

Draycott Avenue war memorial

SW3, Cadogan Street, Biddesden House

The memorial is hand-made and all the better for it.  The serif typeface is unique and ornate. Framed and boxed behind glass, the manuscr...

War dead | WW1
109 subjects commemorated
Golden Boy & Great Fire of London

Golden Boy & Great Fire of London

EC1, Giltspur Street

The sign of the magpie was once at this corner and it was from this bird that this corner became known as Pie Corner. The figure is of oa...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian politician, instrumental in India's independence. Born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi at Porbunder in Gujarat. Assassinated in Delhi on the way to prayers. There is another statue of Gandhi i...

Person, Nationalism, Peace, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, India

10 memorials
St Michael Cornhill WW1 Memorial

St Michael Cornhill WW1 Memorial

EC3, Cornhill, St Michael's

Unveiled by the Lord Mayor, James Roll.

2 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Edith Garrud - steel statue

Edith Garrud - steel statue

N4, Station Place

There are two plaques on the blue bench behind the statues: Plaque 1: The characters for this Portrait Bench chosen by your community ce...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator