Key Details

Overview

4-6 New Inn Broadway is a mixed-use development in Shoreditch, London EC2.

History

The site is located on a 0.03ha, which was formerly occupied by a single storey furniture warehouse.

2016 - Planning permission for: Erection of a five storey building for use as exhibition / educational space (Class D1) at ground and mezzanine floor levels and offices (Class B1) at first to fourth floor levels plus a basement plant room and plant on the roof; public realm improvements including cycle parking, street furniture, public art and alterations to the adjoining highway. Developer: Belvedere Trust, Planning: Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners, Design: Gallus Studio,
Archaeology consultant: Museum of London Archaeology,
Services & sutainability consultants: Waterman Building Services, Cost Consultant: Pantelli Associates. Hackney Council ref. no. 2016/2895.

1576 - The site of 4-6 New Inn Broadway is located on parts of the only surviving remains of London’s first purpose-built playhouse (‘The Theatre’, built in 1576). This first Elizabethan playhouse had strong connections to Shakespeare and performances of his plays. ‘The Theatre’ is thought to have been dismantled in December 1598 and its timbers were taken across London Bridge for use in the construction of ‘The Globe’ theatre in 1599.

References:
1. 4-6 New Inn Broadway, London Borough of Hackney Planning Statement by Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners at hackney.gov.uk