Theatre programme for Gatti's Palace of Varieties 1902 Frederick A. Winkfield Regent Street

Regent Street

Engraving recording the arrival of the Steamship Loudoun Castle at the London Dock after a record breaking maiden voyage carrying tea from Hankow in China

instrument makers

From Roman coins and medieval trinkets to Georgian clay pipes and Victorian love tokens

predecessor of Paper Buildings and King's Bench Walk can be seen from left to right

Theatre programme for Gatti's Palace of Varieties 1902 Frederick A. Winkfield Regent StreetTheatre Programme for Gatti's Palace of Varieties, on Westminster Bridge Road. Opened in 1865 this large entertainment venue held 900 people and was the second music hall to be opened by the Swiss Italian Gatti family. Head of the family was Carlo Gatti who, on arrival in London from Switzerland in 1847, established a number of successful businesses including cafe restaurants, ice cream and confectionery shops.