The Old Vic Theatre in The Cut
The Old Vic Theatre in The Cut
Record No
92021
Title
The Old Vic Theatre in The Cut
Description
The Old Vic Theatre, The Cut, Waterloo on the corner of Waterloo Road. The three-storey building with a royal coat of arms on the pediment, five windows on the first floor and four entrance doors with a sign above, THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE. The Old Vic was first built in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre; was renamed in 1833 as the Royal Victoria Theatre. It was rebuilt in 1871 by J T Robinson and reopened as the Royal Victoria Palace. It was remodelled by Elijah Hoole in 1880 and its name changed again to the Royal Victoria Hall although by this time it was known as 'The Old Vic'. It was badly damaged by bombing in during the Second World War and reopened after restoration by Pierre Sonrel in 1951. In the foreground is a vacant site where buildings had been damaged by bombing. This site is now an open public space, Emma Cons Gardens named after the British social reformer, strongly committed to women's suffrage. To the left a three-storey terrace on Webber Street; these building remain. The Old Vic Theatre Grade II* listed no 1068710
Date of execution
1955
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Artist
King, Harold
Notes
- Updated 2010 10 28
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_259_HK4217
London picture map location
Exact
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