Erection date: 7/8/2013
Sammy Davis Jnr performed here, August 1969.
The Hippodrome
The Talk of the Town
Unveiled by Bruce Forsyth.
WC2, Cranbourn Street, Hippodrome casino
Left to right down the plaques are: Forsyth, Davis, Garland, Houdini, which we think is the sequence of erection.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hippodrome - Sammy Davis Jr.
Born Harlem in New York City into a show-biz family. Hit the big-time in 195...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Hippodrome - Sammy Davis Jr.
From Hippodrome Casino: "Originally opened in 1900 by the renowned theatre ar...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Hippodrome - Sammy Davis Jr.
Sir Bruce appeared eight times between May 1964 and February 1981 and unveile...
The plaque refers to the London Daily Mirror newspaper which challenged Houdi...
Judy Garland, 1922 - 1969, "The greatest entertainer who ever lived" performe...
Richard 'Beau' Nash, 1674 - 1762, dandy and leader of fashion, Master of the Ceremonies at the Wells, 1735 -1762. Royal Tunbridge Wells F...
Chosen as the featured memorial in December 2004, for lots of reasons. Firstly, it commemorates, amongst others, the Beatles, which shows...
The plaques are located on a wall overlooking the site of the disaster. Unfortunately, they are only readable by risking the traffic on t...
English Heritage Sir Laurence Gomme, 1853 - 1916, clerk to the London County Council, folklorist and historian, lived here, 1895 - 1909.
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them