Shoreditch High Street

Shoreditch High Street is the old main street of Shoreditch, London. It is part of the A10 road and connects Norton Folgate to the south with Kingsland Road to the north. It constitutes a segment of the Roman Ermine Street, which ran directly north from London to Lincoln and York. The parish church of St Leonard's, Shoreditch is situated at the north-east end of the road at the crossroads where it meets with Hackney Road. This part of the road is wholly within the London Borough of Hackney; below Boundary Street, the eastern side lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The high street enters the City of London at Norton Folgate. In the past, Shoreditch High Street boasted both a prestigious theatre and a music hall, though these are now long gone, with no trace of their previous existence apparent. The National Standard Theatre at 2 /3 /4 Shoreditch High Street opened in 1837. By the late 19th century it was one of the largest theatres in London. In 1926 it was converted into a cinema called the New Olympia Picturedrome. The building was demolished in 1940. Sims Reeves, Mrs Marriott and James Anderson all performed here; and the theatre also hosted programmes of classical opera and even Shakespeare, featuring such luminaries as Henry Irving.

Shoreditch High Street is the old main street of Shoreditch, London. It is part of the A10 road and connects Norton Folgate to the south with Kingsland Road to the north. It constitutes a segment of the Roman Ermine Street, which ran directly north from London to Lincoln and York. The parish church of St Leonard's, Shoreditch is situated at the north-east end of the road at the crossroads where it meets with Hackney Road. This part of the road is wholly within the London Borough of Hackney; below Boundary Street, the eastern side lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The high street enters the City of London at Norton Folgate. In the past, Shoreditch High Street boasted both a prestigious theatre and a music hall, though these are now long gone, with no trace of their previous existence apparent. The National Standard Theatre at 2 /3 /4 Shoreditch High Street opened in 1837. By the late 19th century it was one of the largest theatres in London. In 1926 it was converted into a cinema called the New Olympia Picturedrome. The building was demolished in 1940. Sims Reeves, Mrs Marriott and James Anderson all performed here; and the theatre also hosted programmes of classical opera and even Shakespeare, featuring such luminaries as Henry Irving.