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The Empire - Hackney

The Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in the London Borough of Hackney, built in 1901 as a music hall. Hackney Empire is a grade II* listed building. The theatre was built as a music hall in 1901, designed by the architect Frank Matcham.

 

Charlie Chaplin, WC Fields, Stanley Holloway, Stan Laurel and Marie Lloyd all performed there, when the Hackney Empire was a music hall.

 

This shot was taken on a cold December evening shortly after leaving work.

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Uploaded on January 2, 2012
Taken on December 13, 2011