Viewing Event Record: A property survey describes the decay of the Fortune theatre

Abstract

A land survey describes details of the state of the Fortune theatre and the dimensions of the property on which it sits in the summer of 1656. Because of the advanced rot of the timbers and a deteriorated roof and brickwork, the survey deems that 'the whole structure is in no condition capable of repaire' and currently poses a hazard to the public. The surveyors endorse the demolition of the playhouse properties and the erection of fourteen tenements on a new street and lane cut through the property 'from Whitecrosse street to Goulding lane.'

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 18 July 1656 (Source of claim: transcription)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 18 July 1656 (Source of claim: transcription)

Venues

Name
Fortune (II)

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Jerman, Edward surveyor
Tanner, John surveyor

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Event Type

  • playhouse context