Covent Garden [ Institutions ]
… 1 Covent Garden’s social life was most obviously fuelled by the eponymous theatre and the nearby Theatre Royal, Drury Lane , but was also served by various coffee shops, taverns, bagnios and brothels, as well as the space of the Piazza, … 71, 80, 139, 144, 187. The theatres grew throughout the century and gave more people more opportunities for sociability. Drury Lane increased its capacity from around 700 to 2,300, before it was demolished in 1791 and rebuilt to an even …
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