Building    From 1841  To 1941

Britannia Theatre

Categories: Theatre

Opened in 1841 as the Britannia Saloon, a drama space attached to the Britannia Public House. Rebuilt in 1858 with a full auditorium and renamed The Britannia Theatre. Converted to a cinema in 1923. Demolished in 1941.
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Britannia Theatre

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Britannia Theatre

On this site stood The Britannia Saloon, opened 1841, rebuilt in 1858 and ren...

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Harringay Arena

Harringay Arena

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Building, Animals, Music / songs, Religion, Sport / Games, Theatre

1 memorial
Members of the original National Theatre company

Members of the original National Theatre company

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1 memorial
Robert Harbin

Robert Harbin

Magician-inventor, origami pioneer. Born as Ned Williams in South Africa. Came to London aged 20. Credited with introducing origami to this country. Throughout the 1960s he had his own TV show 'Pap...

Person, Theatre, South Africa

1 memorial
Lord Richard Attenborough, CBE

Lord Richard Attenborough, CBE

Actor, director, producer. Born Cambridge. Older brother of TV wildlife presenter Sir David. Died, aged 90 years, on 24 August 2014.

Person, Benefactor, Cinema, Seriously Famous, Theatre

1 memorial
Royal Brunswick Theatre

Royal Brunswick Theatre

The Royal Brunswick Theatre was built on the site of a previous theatre, the Royalty Theatre (1785-1826) which had burnt down. The Royal Brunswick, designed by Stedman Whitwell, was constructed, st...

Group, Theatre

1 memorial

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General Letter Office

General Letter Office

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Hearts of Oak Benefit Society

Hearts of Oak Benefit Society

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Group, Social Welfare

2 memorials
World War 1

World War 1

We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

402 memorials
H. Tyson Smith

H. Tyson Smith

From Liverpool. Worked on a number of WW1 memorials. George Herbert Tyson Smith was born on 12 January 1883 in Liverpool, Lancashire, the eldest of four children of George H. Smith (b.1849) and Ma...

Person, Sculpture

2 memorials
Lord William Russell

Lord William Russell

Son of the 5th Earl Bedford. MP for Tavistock.  Convicted of being part of the Rye House Plot to assassinate the Catholic King Charles II and beheaded, eventually, in Lincoln's Inn Fields.  When th...

Person, Execution, Politics & Administration

1 memorial