Drury Lane

Drury Lane is approximately 600 meters long street in the city center of London and is located in Covent Garden. It runs north of the Thames between High Holborn and Aldwych.

Naming

The street was named after the English statesman and knight Sir William Drury (1527-1579), whose London home was built here. At that time in Wych Street. The house was later to gain the meeting place of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ( 1565-1601 ) and his followers, who tried in vain on 8 February 1601, the control of London and the Privy Council.

Development

In the 18th century, the area deteriorated into one of the worst slums of London, where prostitution, cockpits ( arena for cockfighting ) and pubs dominate the landscape. The area was finally cleared at the beginning of the 20th century and in the context of an urban development plan, which stretched from Kingsway to Aldwych, renovated. Today, Drury Lane is a narrow, densely built-up road with residential buildings and scattered shops. The two theater Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (often referred to only Drury Lane Theatre ) with approximately 2,200 seats and the New London Theatre with 1,100 seats are here.

Trivia

The first Sainsbury's store, now one of the largest supermarket chains in the UK, was opened in Drury Lane in 1869.

The Drury Lane is also the place where the Muffin Man ' lives, one in English-speaking countries and the Netherlands ( here, Mosselman ' called ) well-known character from a children's song:

" Do you know the Muffin Man? The Muffin Man, the Muffin Man. Do you know the Muffin Man, Who lives on Drury Lane? "

Sources and References

• British History Online: Drury Lane and Clare Market. Retrieved June 2, 2011

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• Street in London
• Transport structure in the City of Westminster
• Traffic building in the London Borough of Camden