Pollock's toy theatre shop stood near this site. Founded by John Redington 1851. Run by Benjamin Pollock & family. Premises bombed in World War II.
"Penny plain, twopence coloured"
London Borough of Hackney
The business had just moved out when the building was destroyed by a WW2 bomb.
N1, Hoxton Street, McGregor Court
You can see the plaque in our photo, attached to the pier just to the left of the tree.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Pollock's toy theatre shop
This was started by John Redington, selling printed sheets of characters and ...
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...
John Redington was born on 9 November 1819 in Bethnal Green, the eldest of th...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Pollock's toy theatre shop
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
The Mousetrap The world's longest running play had its 50th anniversary performance at this Theatre on November 25 2002. By Agatha Chri...
St Stephens was erected in 1847-9, designed by Benjamin Ferrey, and funded by Angela Burdett-Coutts. The small south chapel of 1904 is v...
We've given the inscription as "Donald Hamilton, Wakeford & Partners - Chartered Architects" but it's actually carved as "Wakeeord" ...
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 1875 - 1912 composer, lived and died here. Nubian Jak Community Trust Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Centenary Festival ...
Many of the houses on this side of the road have this 'bridge mark' plaque (in varying conditions) on their frontages, all between the tw...
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