NHER 64027 (Monument record) - Site of Theatre Royal, Tower Gardens

The theatre beside Greyfriars' Tower was built in 1813. To encourage this venture, the Lynn Corporation provided the site for £100 and invested £1000. The foundation stone was laid by the mayor, John Hemington on 7 July 1813 and opened on 7 February 1815. It was known as the Theatre Royal since it was included in the Norwich circuit.
See (S1) for further details.
According to (S2) the building was designed by William Newham, the Town Chamberlain, who was also an architect and builder, to a neo-classical design. He submitted accounts far in excess of his original price of £4200, and a lengthy wrangle began which resulted in the Corporation paying him £6100 but he was also dismissed from his post as Chamberlain.
The building was destroyed by fire in 1936.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 5 March 2020.