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The original Globe was an Elizabethan theatre built in 1598 in Southwark, one of several major theatres in the area. It was destroyed by fire in 1613 and rebuilt in 1614. Like all the other theatres, it was closed down by the Puritans in 1642, and was destroyed in 1644 to make room for tenements.
The original site of the Globe Theatre lies about 200 yards from its reconstruction on Bankside. The foundations were discovered in 1989 under a Grade II listed Georgian terrace and Southwark Bridge Road.
At the instigation of American actor and director Sam Wanamaker, a new Globe theatre was built according to an Elizabethan plan. In 1987, building work began on the new site when the six-metre deep foundations were laid and construction of the theatre itself began in 1993. The theatre was opened in 1997 and continues to stage plays every summer.
Address
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT
Location
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Transport / Accessibility
Nearest Underground: Mansion House
Nearest Rail: Cannon Street
Bus Routes: 11, 15, 17, 23, 26, 45, 63, 76, 100, 344, 381
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