Good master Edward Alleyn's Fortune Theatre stood on a site near here in 1600.
EC1, Fortune Street
This street was first known as Playhouse Yard. The site is now occupied by an electricity sub-station.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Fortune Theatre
Knowledge of London says: "One of the earliest theatres, the Fortune Theatre ...
Renowned Shakespearean actor and philanthropist. Also known as Ned Allen. Bo...
York Way, which runs from King's Cross up to Camden Road, used to be called Maiden (corruption of midden, meaning dung heap) Lane. From ...
Unveiled by Sir Williams’ son, Jake Empson. At no 71 Empson lived in the the first floor flat.
Alexander Pope, 1688 - 1744, poet, lived in this row, Mawson's Buildings, 1716 - 1719. English Heritage
This building was the first to operate solely as a public post office in Westminster. It was this article in Londonist that drew our att...
The image on the plaque is taken from Merry-Go-Round, Mark Gertler's 1916 painting, possibly inspired by the roundabout at the annual Ham...
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them