The Eagle Tavern, Grecian theatre, pleasure grounds, Grecian saloon & Olympic theatre, stood here, 1825 - 1899. Here Marie Lloyd, music hall artiste, made her first public performance in 1885.
N1, Shepherdess Place, The Eagle pub
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Eagle Tavern - plaque
Spitlefields Life has an excellent write-up of the 19th century entertainment...
Music hall artiste. Born Matilda Alice Victoria Wood at 36 Plumber Street, Ho...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Eagle Tavern - plaque
London County Council Sir Edward Elgar, 1857 - 1934, composer, lived here, 1890 - 1891.
Lord David Sheppard, 1929 - 2005, England cricket captain, Bishop of Woolwich then Bishop of Liverpool. Lived here from 1969 to 1975. Pec...
Despite the address the building with its plaque is actually in Devonshire Street.
The church that erected the plaque is immediately behind this house, which is also used by the church.
{Beneath the Dartford Council coat of arms:} Richard Trevithick, 1771 - 1833, pioneering engineer and inventor of the world's first steam...
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