An Earl's Court Walking Tour

THE FINBOROUGH THEATRE

To return to map - press image button on bottom taskbar (2nd icon on left) The Finborough Arms at 118 Finborough Road was built in 1868 on the site of a former gravel pit - and one of Britain’s most important ley lines. Its first floor has been a restaurant, Masonic Lodge, billiards hall - and, from 1980, an award-winning theatre. You’re listening to an extract from The Landlady by Catherine Harvey, read by Ninka Scott, My Actor Man by Harris and Tate, read by Lizzie Tranter and Stones by Emily Dickinson, read by Elaine Wallace. The image is The Finborough Theatre by Catherine Harvey.

AUSTIN DOBSON 1840 - 1921

To return to map - press image button on bottom taskbar (2nd icon on left) The poet civil servant, Henry Austin Dobson, lived at 10 Redcliffe Street from 1873-1880. His good friend Lewis Carroll often visited him. You’re listening to an extract from Alice in Wonderland – ‘a Proem’ by Henry Austin Dobson, read by Peter G. Pearson. As you walk on, you’ll hear from Une Marquise by Austin Dobson, read by Jeryl Burgess. Neighbours is written and performed by Lesley Wilson. The image is Henry Austin Dobson, via Wikimedia Commons.

NIGHTLIFE

Rich in nightlife, liberation and the artist’s way. The Pembroke at 261 Old Brompton Road was the former gay pub The Colherne. The Troubadour at 265 Old Brompton Road is an artists’ coffee house. You’re listening to Lines on Ale by Edgar Alan Poe, read by Annabel Mullion and A Drinking Song by W.B. Yeats, read by Olivette Cole-Wilson. As you walk on, you’ll hear you’ll hear an extract from The Landlady by Catherine Harvey, read by Ninka Scott, and Cocaine Lil and Morphene Sue by Anon, read by Rufus Graham. The image is Old Brompton Road at Night by Catherine Harvey.