A view from Spa Green showing the Victorian Sadlers Wells Theatre with scaffolding and hoarding on the Rosebery Street elevation

Date:
1894
Location:
Sadlers Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, Islington, Greater London Authority
Reference:
OP17294
Type:
Photograph (Platinum Print)
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Description

The first Sadlers Wells theatre opened in 1683. In 1893 this later reincarnation became a music hall before closure in 1915. The current theatre opened in 1931.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/70 Early Photographic Print Collection: Islington; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Gowing, Lionel Francis

Keywords

Theatre, Music Hall, Conservation And Renovation