Erection date: 2013
On this site stood the Gaiety Theatre, built in 1903 for impresario George Edwardes. The theatre opened with the performance of 'The Orchid' and until it was closed in 1939 remained the home of musical comedy and one of London's most famous playhouses.
WC2, Strand, Silken Hotel
The building to the east, Marconi House, has close connections to this site and we have recorded some of their joint history there.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Gaiety Theatre
Theatre manager. Born Lincolnshire. Â His cousins were Irish theatre managers ...
 Before the Aldwych development in 1906 the street pattern was very different...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Gaiety Theatre
Gaiety Theatre On this site until 1957 stood the re-sited Gaiety Theatre whic...
William Felton's carriage works was close to this spot. In 1803 he built a carriage powered by a steam engine designed and supplied by Ri...
C. B. Fry, scholar and sportsman, lived at No 8 Moreland Court 1950 - 1956. Hendon Corporation
This is an extremely unusual plaque: its form and content are unique. Clearly hand-made, the writing just looks old. The plaque is either...
Unveiled by Muir's house model, friend and loyal customer, Joanna Lumley.
The plaques are around the driveway entrance under the building to the left in our photo. However, photos at Fitzrovia News make us think...
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