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.
Arthur Lloyd kindly gave us permission to use this photo.
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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...
Other Subjects
Charles Dibdin
Dramatist, composer, writer and theatre proprietor. Employed Grimaldi at Sadler's Wells. Charles Isaac Mungo Dibdin was known professionally as Charles Pitt or Charles Dibdin the younger. Born in R...
1 memorial
Leslie Howard
Actor and film director. Born Leslie Howard Steiner at 31 Westbourne Road, Forest Hill. He began his career as a stage actor in Britain and the USA. In films, he appeared in 'Berkeley Square', 'The...
1 memorial
Major Clarence Evelyn Beerbohm
Clarence Evelyn Beerbohm was the younger of the two children of Julius Beerbohm (1854-1906) and Evelyn Beerbohm née Davies, (1849-1931). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1885 in the M...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Regina Fong
Cabaret artiste, the stage name of Reginald Sutherland Bundy. Best known for his drag (although he disliked the term) persona H.I.H. (Her Imperial Highness) Regina Fong. He first developed his act ...
1 memorial
