17th December 2018
The Amphitheatre on Spring Gardens in 1819 and its connection to the Peterloo Massacre
This is the earliest picture of the amphitheatre in 1819 long before it became the Queen’s theatre. In 1810 Robert Bradbury re-opened this as The Bradbury Amphitheatre which by 1819 had changed its name to the Minor Theatre. It was situated on the corner of Spring Gardens and Fountain Street, with its main entrance on Fountain Street. At present I...
