Astleys Circus Amphitheatre in London, c1890 - 1899

Item — Box: Sanger Circus Box 1

Reference code: 178C114.87

Scope and Contents

Photograph of Astley's Amphitheatre on Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London. Handwritten on front of the photograph 'Dada & Mama, Topsy and Marie on balcony' and also 'Astley's Theatre taken in the last weeks before pulled down'. The people described in the photograph are 'Lord' George Sanger, Ellen Sanger (nee Chapman), Ellen Austin (nee Coleman) and Marie Reeve. 'Lord' George Sanger took over Astley's Amphitheatre in 1871 and ran it until it was pulled down in 1893.

Dates

Creation: c1890 - 1899

Creator

Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) (Organisation)

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