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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… trees. William Henry Laverton also built a private theatre in the park and made a cricket pitch there. In 1274 …
Old and New London
… and one of its priests (not the abbot) entertained at his 'pavilion in Tothill,' the king and queen, with so large a …
Survey of London
… and started stage performances in opposition to the Surrey Theatre. In 1794 the theatre (then known as the Royal Saloon) with all its … Astley and his son John. 161 On 2nd September, 1803, the theatre was again burnt down, the horses being saved, as they …
Old and New London
… portion of this building, fitted up for the occasion as a theatre, that the Latin plays are annually represented by the … the company of Mr. Ashbury, the manager of the Dublin Theatre. An almost complete collection of the Prologues and … We have said that the dormitory is made to serve as a theatre every Christmas for the Westminster Play; and half a …
Old and New London
… rising from the margin of the lake, is a picturesque pavilion, or garden-house, with a minaret roof. In the centre …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… sea-bathing, various handsome ranges of building, and a theatre, assembly-rooms, and other places of public … at an expense of 6000, advanced on shares of 100 each. The theatre is a neat and wellarranged edifice. Races were …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… meetings, and the occasional delivery of lectures; and the theatre, erected in 1784, and destroyed by fire in 1823, has … other works in different parts of the parish. The Royal Pavilion theatre, on the north side of the road, is a commodious …
Old and New London
… London HospitalThe Danish ChurchThe Goodman's Fields Theatre. "Whitechapel," says Strype, "is a spacious fair … a British and Foreign Sailors' Church in 1845. The Royalty Theatre, Wells Street, Wellclose Square (named from Goodman's … Moore, M.P., and was burned down in 1826. In 1828 a new theatre was run up in seven months on the same site. The roof …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… an extensive prospect of the harbour. In Roper-street is a theatre, erected in 1769, a handsome and commodious …
Old and New London
… Gas WorksTheatres in WhitefriarsPepys' Visits to the Theatre Dryden and the Dorset Gardens … being preserved, afterwards became the Whitefriars Theatre. The mischievous right of sanctuary was preserved to … in Bridewell 659 prisoners. INTERIOR OF THE DUKE'S THEATRE, FROM SETTLE'S "EMPRESS OF MOROCCO" ( see page 195). …