3. Placing Hoxton Hall in historical context: east London and modern urban popular culture
Abstract
Hoxton Hall is an early Victorian music hall built in 1863, one of only a handful surviving in Britain. This book offers a history of the Hall and its role in the social life of a deprived but resilient area of London, bringing together social and religious history with the history of architecture, theatre and entertai
Fields of Study & Subjects
Spatial and Cultural Studies
Theater
Performance
and Music History
Historical Economic and Social Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- University of Exeter Press eBooks
- Pages
- 38–56
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026
- Document type
- Book chapter