Astley's Amphitheatre
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Astley's Amphitheatre was a performance venue in London opened by Philip Astley in 1773, considered the first modern circus ring. It was burned and rebuilt several times, and went through many owners
Astley's Amphitheatre in London circa 1808.
The original Astley's Amphitheatre, external view in 1777. Etching by Charles John Smith, after William Capon, hand-coloured.
Pablo Fanque at Astley's Amphitheatre, 1847
Westminster Bridge Road
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Westminster Bridge Road is a road in London, England. It is on an east–west axis, and passes through the northern extremities of the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark.
Astley's Amphitheatre
…and went through many owners and managers. Despite no trace of the theatre remaining today, a memorial plaque was unveiled in 1951 at its site at 225 Westminster Bridge Road. That wooden plaque, attached to a wall on the Thames Embankment, has long since disappeared. On 14 September 2018, on the initiative of Martin 'Zippo…
Looking west along Westminster Bridge Road, with the spire of Christ Church on the left and The Perspective Building (designed by Assael Architecture) on the right
Lambeth North tube station on Westminster Bridge Road