Drury Lane
Drury Lane is a street on the eastern boundary of the
Notable landmarks
The street originated as an early medieval lane referred to in Latin as the Via de Aldwych, which probably connected St. Giles Leper Hospital with the fields of Aldwych Close, owned by the hospital but traditionally said to have been granted to the Danes as part of a peace treaty with King
The Muffin Man resided on Drury Lane, according to the famous nursery rhyme.[3]
The term "Drury Lane" is often used to refer to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, which has in different incarnations been located in the street since the 17th century, even though today the main entrance is on Catherine Street. Also in Drury Lane is the Gillian Lynne Theatre.[4] 173 Drury Lane was the location of the first J Sainsbury store. The store was opened in 1869 and the company is now one of the UK's largest supermarket chains.[5]
See also
Notes
- ladyships," analogous to "lordships" in other places, "over which matrons of known ability preside."
- ISBN 978-0-7134-5449-9.
- I. Opie and P. Opie, The Singing Game (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985), pp. 379–82.
- ^ "Gillian Lynne Theatre | Official Box Office". LW Theatres. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Covent Garden and Holborn Young Trails - Camden Council, 2006 (booklet)
External links
- 'The Strand (northern tributaries): Drury Lane and Clare Market', Old and New London Volume 3 (1878), pp. 36–44. Date accessed: 18 March 2007.
- Drury Lane, In Their Shoes, Drury Lane history resource