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Survey of London: volume 35 - The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Year published

1970

Author

F. H. W. Sheppard (General Editor)

Description

An account of the history and buildings of these two prominent London establishments, from their origins in the seventeenth century to the twentieth century.

Sponsor

English Heritage

Source

Survey of London (Secondary texts)

Places

London

Subjects

Intellectual, scientific and cultural, Local, Urban and metropolitan

Periods

17th, 18th, 19th

Showing records 1 - 50 of 83

1
Frontispiece
2
The Historic Buildings Board of the Greater London Council
V
3
Preface and thanks
VII-IX
4
List of plates
XII-XV
5
List of figures in the text
XVI
6
The Killigrew and Davenant Patents
1-8
7
The Theatre Royal - Management
9-29
8
The Theatre Royal - Site
30-39
9
The Theatre Royal - Buildings
40-70
10
Covent Garden Theatre and the Royal Opera House - Management
71-85
11
Covent Garden Theatre and the Royal Opera House - Buildings
86-108
12
Appendix - Shareholders in Covent Garden Theatre, 1733-8
109-111
13
List of abbreviations
112
14
References
112-121
15
Index
122-132
16
Plate 1 - Extracts from early maps
1
17
Plate 2 - Extract from Rocque's map of 1746
2
18
Plate 3 - Extracts from plans of 1795 and 1866
3
19
Plate 4 - Early design for a playhouse
4
20
Plate 5 - Early designs
5
21
Plate 6 - Extract from plan of c.1748
6
22
Plate 7 - A plan of 1778
7
23
Plate 8 - Theatre Royal: Brydges Street front
8
24
Plate 9 - Theatre Royal: auditorium and proscenium (early views)
9
25
Plate 10 - Theatre Royal: designs by Robert Adam for auditorium ceiling
10
26
Plate 11 - Theatre Royal: design by Robert Adam for proscenium and auditorium
11
27
Plate 12 - Theatre Royal: section and plan by Henry Holland
12
28
Plate 13 - Theatre Royal: section and plan by Henry Holland
13
29
Plate 14 - Theatre Royal: section by Henry Holland
14
30
Plate 15 - Theatre Royal: plan at fourth tier level
15
31
Plate 16 - Theatre Royal: plans at first tier, pit and basement levels
16
32
Plate 17 - Theatre Royal: plans at upper gallery, third and second tier levels
17
33
Plate 18 - Theatre Royal: auditorium after 1797
18
34
Plate 19 - Theatre Royal: auditorium after 1805-6
19
35
Plate 20 - Theatre Royal: exterior designs, 1791-4
20
36
Plate 21 - Theatre Royal: exterior as built looking west and east
21
37
Plate 22 - B. D. Wyatt's preliminary designs, 1810, plans
22
38
Plate 23 - B. D. Wyatt's preliminary designs c.1810, exteriors
23
39
Plate 24 - B. D. Wyatt's revised preliminary designs, 1811, plans
24
40
Plate 25 - B. D. Wyatt's revised preliminary designs, 1811, elevation and section
25
41
Plate 26 - B. D. Wyatt's executed designs: plans
26
42
Plate 27 - B. D. Wyatt's executed designs: proscenium and section
27
43
Plate 28 - B. D. Wyatt's executed designs: sections
28
44
Plate 29 - B. D. Wyatt's executed design for front
29
45
Plate 30 - Theatre Royal: plan at first box level
30
46
Plate 31 - Theatre Royal: cross and longitudinal Sections
31
47
Plate 32 - Theatre Royal: auditorium in 1813 and 1822
32
48
Plate 33 - Theatre Royal: auditorium in 1841-2
33
49
Plate 34 - Theatre Royal: auditorium in 1897 - 8
34
50
Plate 35 - Theatre Royal: auditorium in 1921-2
35
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