Good master Edward Alleyn's Fortune Theatre stood on a site near here in 1600.
EC1, Fortune Street
This street was first known as Playhouse Yard. The site is now occupied by an electricity sub-station.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Fortune Theatre - EC1
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