ADELPHI, The
Plaque erected in 1952 by London County Council at The Adelphi Terrace, Charing Cross, London, WC2N 6BJ, City of Westminster
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Profession
Architect, Artist, Book Collector, Opera Impresario and Hotelier, Theatre Impresario, Actor, Playwright, Poet, Novelist
Category
Applied Arts, Architecture and Building, Collecting and Antiquities, Commerce and Business, Fine Arts, Historical Sites, Literature, Music and Dance, Theatre and Film
Inscription
THE ADELPHI THIS BUILDING STANDS ON THE SITE OF ADELPHI TERRACE BUILT BY THE BROTHERS ADAM IN 1768-1774. AMONG THE OCCUPANTS OF THE TERRACE WERE TOPHAM AND LADY DIANA BEAUCLERK, DAVID GARRICK, RICHARD D'OYLY CARTE, THOMAS HARDY & GEORGE BERNARD SHAW. THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE AND THE SAVAGE CLUB ALSO HAD THEIR PREMISES HERE
Material
Stone