Opera Comique
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The Opera Comique was a 19th-century theatre constructed in Westminster, London, located between Wych Street, Holywell Street and the Strand. It opened in 1870 and was demolished in 1902, to make way
A 1901 postcard of Wych Street, shortly before its demolition
1878 programme cover
1887 programme cover
A4200 road
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The A4200 is a major thoroughfare in central London. It runs between the A4 at Aldwych, to the A400 Hampstead Road/Camden High Street, at Mornington Crescent tube station, via Holborn, Bloomsbury, Eus
Opera Comique
…between Wych Street, Holywell Street and the Strand. It opened in 1870 and was demolished in 1902, to make way for the construction of the Aldwych and Kingsway. The theatre was built cheaply as a speculative venture, and was known as one of the "rickety twins" along with the adjacent Globe Theatre. Numerous…
A4200 Kingsway from the south in 2009
Kingsway
Kingsway tram tunnel entrance in Southampton Row
Part of the subway is now a tunnel for cars.