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...
The plaque is inside the school building. The photograph was taken at the unveiling.
The plaque made us think initially that the land used for the football club was adjacent to the Sutton Adult School (now the Thomas Wall ...
English Heritage Ann Oldfield, 1683 - 1730, actress, first occupant of this house, 1725 - 1730.
Henry Sylvester Williams, 1867 – 1911, anti-slavery and civil rights campaigner. First black councillor in Westminster. City of Westmin...
