![]() Martin's Hall was not only used for musical In April, 1858, on behalf of the Hospital for SickĬhildren, in Great Ormond Street, and a week or Here, too, Mr.Ĭharles Dickens first appeared as a public lecturer, Hullah held his singingclasses and oratorios and concerts, both instrumental and vocal, of a high order of excellence, Hullah, the founder of a new school of choral ![]() Music-hall, which was capable of easily accommodating 3,000 persons, was opened in 1850 by It was of the Elizabethan style of architecture, John Hullah by one of the civic companies. Westmacott, on a site which was presented to William Cubitt, from a design by the younger Martin's Hall." The first edificeīearing that name was built, in the year 1847, by Through the first two stages of its existence under Wilson Street, Charles Street, and Long Acre, Where it meets Endell Street, with entrances in Her own and qualities unknown to the worldĪt a corner on the north side of Long Acre, That "Prior used to bury himself here for wholeĭays and nights together with the poor meanĬreature." Let us hope that she had merits of But whoeverĪnd whatever she may have been, Pope tells us Wife of a cobbler, or, according to other accounts, Instead, however, of being young, elegant, andīeautiful, we learn that she was the commonplace Whom Prior has made us so familiar in his poems. Long Acre has had many other distinguished In it, on the north side, opposite to Rose Street Īnd Oliver Cromwell on the southern side, from Royal Academician, we are told, was the son of aĬarriage-maker in this street. Persons of note and others, again, by physiciansĪnd medical quacks. Other houses not so occupied were tenanted by Long Acre became the head-quarters of carriagebuilders, whose manufactories still exist there inĬonsiderable numbers, side by side with varnishmakers, coach-trimming makers, &c. Probably from the time of Charles I., whenĬoaches were first introduced into use in London, Of "the Convent Garden" and of "the meadowground known as 'The Long Acre.'" It began toīe built upon at the close of the sixteenth or early King to the Earl of Bedford and his heirs male Among theĮntries in the Council Books of the time of KingĮdward VI. The convent are said to have covered seven acres,Īnd an avenue of tall elms is reported to have ![]() Slip of ground belonging to the Abbot of Westminster, used as a pathway, which bordered the It got its present name from a long and narrow Was originally called "The Elms," and the "ElmĬlose " then "The Seven Acres " and in after times This fine thoroughfare, as already stated, Towards the east, and wend our way through LongĪcre. Martin's Lane, we once more turn our face Purlieus of Covent Garden lying westward as farĪs St. Having completed our desultory survey of the Radcliffe-The Poet Wycherley-The "Garrick's Head"-Exhibition of Sign-boards-The "Wrekin"-Wycherley's Dying Request to his Young Wife. Residents-Fall of Grinling Gibbons' House-Dr. Merryweather's Fire-engine Manufactory-Hanover Court, and Taylor the "Water-Poet"-Hart Street-Charles Macklin as a Tavern-keeper-Bow Street-The Police Office-Noted Martin's Hall destroyed by Fire and rebuilt-The Queen's Theatre-Messrs. Long Acre-Its Original Condition-The Head-quarters of Carriage-builders-Distinguished Residents-St. COVENT GARDEN AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD ( continued). ![]()
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