Drury Lane Theatre Royal [London, UK] (Q7851)
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Theatre building in London, United Kingdom
- Drury Lane Theatre Royal
- 4th Drury Lane
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Drury Lane Theatre Royal [London, UK] | Theatre building in London, United Kingdom |
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Type of information
Field
Importance
architect
Country
GPS
51°30'46.080"N, 0°7'14.002"W
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Note
iii) (English)
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context
No heritage stage machinery 1663 opening - 1674 opening - 1775 alteration - 1794 reconstruction 1812 reconstruction 1822 & 1831 & 1901 & 1922 alteration (English)
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Drury Lane opened in 1663 and burned down several times; the present building dates from 1812, the auditorium from 1922. (English)
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Wikidata source
EUTA building identifier
Wikidata instance
City
Redevelopment date
10 October 1812Gregorian
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1901
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1922
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1901
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1822
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opening date (or re-opening)
1812
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Capacity
2,196
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Address
Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5JF
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Web
architectural style
theatrEurope table
HST_0125
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Theatres Trust Database ID
city section
time frame
location hosted performance space
1670s
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Fires in Theatres id
336
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323
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Burnt down date
4 June 1884Gregorian
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17 November 1883Gregorian
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24 February 1809Gregorian
The reservoir on the roof, and other appliances for protective purposes could not be used. (English)
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Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page
Modern Opera Houses ID
23
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Modern Opera Houses index
Fire-resisting curtain, III. p. 115 ; Stage, view of hydraulic bridges in sloping position, III. S. p. iv
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