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Corn Exchange, Nottingham

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Venue Type & Location

Circus

Overview

  • Address: Thurland Street. For a current map, Click here.

  • Alternate Names: Possibly the site of Van Amburgh's Circus/Roman Amphitheatre (a temporary venue erected for Nottingham performances)

  • Performance Space Description: Specific information about this venue has not yet been compiled; however, some sense of the performance space may be gleaned by following the links at right. In particular:

  • See the 'Bibliographic Sources' link for a provisional list of venue-relevant resources (both primary and secondary). Wherever possible (i.e. when the pertinent text is relatively short and/or easily condensed) this material has been transcribed, and appears beneath the appropriate bibliographic citation.

  • See the 'Events at venue' link for a listing of blackface/minstrelsy-related events that took place in this performance space (with attached bibliographic references).

    Beth Marquis

    • Troupes at Corn Exchange, Nottingham

    Film Affiliated people Film Type # of event(s)
    No Troupe Definite No Troupe
    Sweeney, J.W. Sweeney, J.W. Minstrel Definite Sweeney, J.W.

    Events at Corn Exchange, Nottingham

    Event Date Venue Location Film
    Circus - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Sweeney, J.W.
    Circus - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Sweeney, J.W.
    Circus - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Sweeney, J.W.
    Exhibition - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire No Troupe

    Bibliographic Sources

    View a list of abbreviations.

    • Nottingham Mercury December 20, 1844: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    • Nottingham Mercury December 27, 1844: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.
    • Nottingham Mercury December 13, 1844: Referenced in University of Bristol, Barker Collection.