Canterbury Hall, Upper Marsh, Lambeth
Print
1858 (made)
1858 (made)
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This print, engraved from a drawing made by the architect Samuel Field, shows Charles Morton's extended Canterbury Hall as it opened to the public in 1858, with a vestibule, a grand staircase, a smaller supper room and an art gallery added to his 1856 building designed by Field.
Known as 'the father of the music hall' Charles Morton (1819-1904) was the first proprietor to bring together the best trends in song and supper room, tavern and pleasure garden entertainment, and build respectable, well-appointed places of entertainment that ladies could frequent without fear of reproach. Morton built his first music hall in 1852 over the skittle ground of the Canterbury Arms public house in Lambeth, and the second music hall in its complete form in January 1856, having opened the renovated stage end of the hall the previous October.
Known as 'the father of the music hall' Charles Morton (1819-1904) was the first proprietor to bring together the best trends in song and supper room, tavern and pleasure garden entertainment, and build respectable, well-appointed places of entertainment that ladies could frequent without fear of reproach. Morton built his first music hall in 1852 over the skittle ground of the Canterbury Arms public house in Lambeth, and the second music hall in its complete form in January 1856, having opened the renovated stage end of the hall the previous October.
Object details
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| Title | Canterbury Hall, Upper Marsh, Lambeth (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | ink on paper |
| Brief description | The interior of the Canterbury Hall, Lambeth. Drawing by Samuel Field, engraved by Ashbee & Dangerfield, London, 1858. |
| Physical description | Lithograph depicting the interior of the Canterbury Hall, Lambeth. |
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| Summary | This print, engraved from a drawing made by the architect Samuel Field, shows Charles Morton's extended Canterbury Hall as it opened to the public in 1858, with a vestibule, a grand staircase, a smaller supper room and an art gallery added to his 1856 building designed by Field. Known as 'the father of the music hall' Charles Morton (1819-1904) was the first proprietor to bring together the best trends in song and supper room, tavern and pleasure garden entertainment, and build respectable, well-appointed places of entertainment that ladies could frequent without fear of reproach. Morton built his first music hall in 1852 over the skittle ground of the Canterbury Arms public house in Lambeth, and the second music hall in its complete form in January 1856, having opened the renovated stage end of the hall the previous October. |
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| Accession number | S.2585-1986 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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