Spitlefields Life has an excellent write-up of the 19th century entertainment complex here.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Eagle Tavern
Commemorated ati
Eagle Tavern - plaque
The Eagle Tavern, Grecian theatre, pleasure grounds, Grecian saloon & Oly...
Eagle Tavern - song
Up and down the City Road In and out the Eagle That's the way the money goe...
Other Subjects
First pub outside Ireland to have bottled Guinness
The Tipperary pub, Fleet Street, was the first pub outside Ireland to have bottled Guinness and later draft.
1 memorial
Petticoat Lane Market
By 1608 this street was known as Peticote Lane for the second-hand clothes, etc. which were bought and sold here, right on the boundary with the City. In about 1830 the street name was changed to M...
1 memorial
St Saviour’s Dock
Our picture source, HSomerville provides a thorough history of this area and says "St Saviour's Dock was created in the 13th century by the Cluniac monks of Bermondsey Abbey."
1 memorial
Frederick Craufurd Goodenough
Chairman of Barclays Bank, Ltd., chairman of the London Bankers Clearing House. With a group of friends founded Goodenough College. Born Calcutta, died in London.
1 memorial
Sir John Gatti
Born Giovanni Maria Emilio in Switzerland, son of Agostino, of the Gatti family. Barrister, with inherited business interests in the theatre and electrical power supply. Westminster councillor fr...
Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Theatre, Switzerland
1 memorial