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[1] Survey of houses adjoining the opera house and Haymarket, 20 September 1790
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Reference number
SM 61/5/2
Purpose
[1] Survey of houses adjoining the opera house and Haymarket, 20 September 1790
Aspect
A Plan of the Premises in the Haymarket
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
as above, purchased of Messrs / Dayrell by Mr Taylor in June 1790, The back Fronts of Houses in Pall Mall belonging to Messrs Dayrell and others, Market lane, The Opera House, Union Court, Union Court Passage, Wennants / the / Watchmaker, Horseshoe ale house, Haymarket and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- Copy Septr 20th 1790
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen and wash on laid paper (478 x 304)
Watermark
J Whatman
Notes
In June 1790 the Darell family assigned their lease of the property to speculator Thomas Holloway, who in turn sub-let the land to the theatre's proprietor William Taylor in August 1790. This acquisition coincided with the rebuilding of the entire theatre, after a fire devastated the structure in 1789. The new theatre was built to a larger size to include this property adjoining its south end. Drawings SM 61/5/9, SM 61/5/7, SM 61/5/8 and SM 61/5/4 show the houses largely intact and converted to private rooms located behind the stage, such as a tea room and a painted room, and including a special entrance for the King (marked KD on 61/5/9) fronting Market Lane.
Literature
Survey of London, St Anne Soho, volume XXXIV, 1966, pp. 455-464.
Level
Drawing
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