J. T. Robinson
Jethro Thomas Robinson (died 15 July 1878[1]) was a British architect, who specialised in theatres, and the father-in-law of the more famous theatre architect Frank Matcham.[2]
Robinson was responsible for the 1871 reconstruction of the Pavilion Theatre, Whitechapel, which increased its capacity to 4,000.[3]
He lived in London, in Haverstock Hill in 1873 and later at 30, Bloomsbury Square in 1877,[4] where he died in 1878[1] at the age of 49.[5]
References
- ^ a b The London Gazette. T. Neuman. 1879.
- ^ "Jethro Thomas Robinson, Theatre Architect". arthurlloyd.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ "Pavilion Theatre and Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Stepney". arthurlloyd.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ Antonia Brodie; British Architectural Library; RIBA (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z). A&C Black. p. 489. ISBN 978-0-8264-5514-7.
- ^ Theatrephile. D.F. Cheshire and S. McCarthy. 1983.