Exterior of London Bridge Theatre
Watercolour
c.1804-1809 (painted)
c.1804-1809 (painted)
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Watercolour depicting the exterior of a theatre with children playing in the street. Signs above the doors indicate the seating inside, 'Boxes and Pit', and 'Gallery'.
Object details
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| Title | Exterior of London Bridge Theatre (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, The exterior of London Bridge Theatre, by Kennedy, c. 1804-1809 |
| Physical description | Watercolour depicting the exterior of a theatre with children playing in the street. Signs above the doors indicate the seating inside, 'Boxes and Pit', and 'Gallery'. |
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| Object history | According to information supplied by Mr Herbert Robertson, this theatre adjoined the present GLobe Tavern, Bedale Street, and was pulled down ca. 1856-60, where the South Eastern railway continued the old London and Greenwich Railway to Cannon Street and Charing Cross, its site occupied by railway arches. |
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| Accession number | 640-1877 |
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| Record created | January 28, 2014 |
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