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ASTLEY’S AMPHITHEATRE, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LAMBETH

ASTLEY’S AMPHITHEATRE, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LAMBETH

Riders on horseback at Astley's Amphitheatre in Westminster Bridge Road. The theatre was built in 1769 by Philip Astley, who established the first circus consisting of a variety of performers and acrobatic displays. The theatre was damaged three times by fire and rebuilt, but was finally demolished in 1893.Engraving by Wise after a drawing by George Jones, published by Robert Wilkinson 1st December 1815
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Ref:10149
Identifier:LP 12/951/AST.1
Date:1815

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