On this site stood The Curtain Theatre (1577 - 1599) William Shakespeare first performed "Henry V" and "Romeo & Juliet" and acted on stage himself.
{At the bottom is the signature of the graffiti artist:}
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EC2, Curtain Road, Horse and Groom pub
Great display of street art on the side of this pub - all by Schade. More about the site of the Curtain Theatre at the plaque, Curtain Theatre - Hewett Street.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Curtain Theatre - Curtain Road
This, the second English purpose-built playhouse was erected very close to th...
Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Curtain Theatre - Curtain Road
Artist and architect. Born Chile. We can'f find a picture of him so we are ...
11 names are totally illegible and so are not included under Subjects commemorated. A few others are too weather-worn to to be totally l...
The plaque is on the wall at pedestrian eye height, immediately below the clock. Numbers 384-392 did not become part of the hospital unt...
Hill's family were living in Brownswell Cottages in 1851. These were on Finchley High Road just south of where the North Circular now cr...
These mosaics are laid in the pavement in a rather sad, out the way, corner of the South Bank, at street level, near the non-main entranc...
The translation is provided by our language consultant, David Hopkins. He points out some abbreviations, Anglicisations and errors but c...
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