Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Theatre and Entertainment, SOUTHWARK, South London Palace, brass, south london palace around body, rev. body, 31mm, 8.15g (W 422); Winchester Hall, octagonal brass, winchester hall southwark around r. preece, rev. hall within decorated oval, 34mm, 8.30g (W 454) [2]. About very fine, second rare £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tickets and Passes of London from the David Young Collection.

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Provenance: First W.J. Noble Collection, Part II, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 717 (part) [from S.E. Schwer 1984], bt R. Gladdle November 2004; second bt S.H. Monks February 2012.

The South London Palace, London road, built 1860, was destroyed by enemy action in World War II. The Winchester Music Hall, formerly the Surrey Music Hall, opened in 1856; Richard Preece and his son were the proprietors until 1878