Further north, may be the King’s that is victorian Head.

Further north, may be the King’s that is victorian Head.

I have checked out this pub usually, less to take in but, rather, to take pleasure from dramatic shows when you look at the small theater behind the bar-room. This theater ended up being created by theater producer Dan Crawford (1942-2005) in 1970. We have seen a few performances that are great. One, that I keep in mind, was “Phallacy” by Carl Djerassi (1923-2005), a playwright and scientist whom aided to produce the pill that is contraceptive. On that event, we took benefit of service that used become provided because of the theater. That has been for eating a dinner when you look at the auditorium ahead of the show. Even though the play ended up being wonderful, the meals ended up being disappointing. In 2018, the theater is moving from behind the pub to a location that is new.

St Marys Church

west end of St Marys Church

St Marys Church is opposite the pub. Its faзade and steeple had been built during the early 1750s to designs by Launcelot Dowbiggin (1685-1759). The remainder church, having been damaged by bombs in WW2, had been rebuilt in a more recent design created by John Seely (1900-1963) and Paul Paget (1901-1985) into the 1950s that are early. Continue reading “Further north, may be the King’s that is victorian Head.”