Bristol, King Street And Theatre Royal c.1950
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B212211
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King Street escaped total destruction during the Blitz, though some buildings, such as the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouses (1699), were damaged. In the 1950s the street retained a number of 17th- and 18th-century properties such as those seen here.
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Memories of Bristol, King Street and Theatre Royal c1950
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Bristol, King Street And Theatre Royal c.1950
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It has long been claimed that the lady in black who haunts the beautiful old Theatre Royal in King Street, home of the Bristol Old Vic, is none other than the great actress Sarah Siddons. There are similar tales of Siddons haunting other theatres but why should she haunt the Theatre Royal where she rarely appeared and where nothing momentous happened to her?
The answer is that the Theatre Royal's ...see more
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