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
Col. Sir Horace Brooks Marshall, K.C.V.O., LL.D.
Very successfully pioneered bookshops on railway stations with the business name Horace Marshall and Son. The son being Horace Brooks Marshall, Jnr. Snr. was a Commoner on the Bridge House Estates...
1 memorial
Hugh Mason
Records are sparse but it seems Mason owned a shop in St James's Market and in 1734 was appointed as porter at "His Majesty's Royal Palace of Somerset House". See William Fortnum for a few more wor...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Alexander McArthur
Born Ireland. Brother to William. Emigrated to Australia, arriving in 1842. A devout Methodist he created a business exporting gold from Australia and became a successful colonial businessman in B...
Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Australia, Ireland
1 memorial
1 memorial