The Boar's Head was originally an inn and was converted into a playhouse.

Plays were performed here from 1598 until 1605 at Boar’s Head Yard, north side of Whitechapel High Street, Aldgate.

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Known owners

  • Oliver Woodliffe 1598 - 30/07/1604
  • Richard Samwell 1598 - 1599
  • Francis Langley 1599 - 07/1602
  • Robert Browne 1599 - 16/10/1604

Known occupants

  • Worcester's Players 1598 - 1600
  • Worcester's Players 1602 - 1603
  • Queen Anna's Men 1603 - 1605

A digital reconstruction of the Boar's Head (Courtesy of Joanne Tompkins)

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Address

On north side of Whitechapel High Street, between Middlesex Street ('Petticoat Lane') and Goulston Street. E1 7HT

Latitude/longitude

51.5147245,-0.07386804

National Grid Reference

533737 181297

Directions

From Whitechapel Underground Station walk in a westerly direction along Whitechapel Road to the corner of Aldgate High Street and Middlesex Street (Petticoat Lane).

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