The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre next to the River Avon in Startford-upon-Avon

Date:: 1880 - 1910

Location:: Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire

Reference:: OP09984

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

The theatre was opened on the 19th of April 1879 but was destroyed by fire on the 6th of March 1926. It was replaced by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, built on the adjacent plot of land beside the river, which was opened on the 23rd of April 1932.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/43 Early Photographic Print Collection: Warwickshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Person Of Historic Interest/Notable Pers: Shakespeare, William

Keywords

Victorian Theatre