tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897349795852037725.post4895542627396520689..comments2023-12-13T07:27:11.469-04:00Comments on Henslowe's Diary ... as a Blog!: Early August, 1593 - a letter from Henslowe to AlleynDavid Nicolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01991853514927714672noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897349795852037725.post-20223225243143418142017-08-07T10:48:10.397-03:002017-08-07T10:48:10.397-03:00Actually, Southwark was surrounded by countryside ...Actually, Southwark was surrounded by countryside in those days. And in the Bankside area where the Rose was there were lots of gardens. The map on this page shows that well - http://hensloweasablog.blogspot.ca/p/what-was-rose-playhouse.htmlDavid Nicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991853514927714672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897349795852037725.post-67075506268196303822017-08-07T09:32:37.148-03:002017-08-07T09:32:37.148-03:00It's interesting to me that they lived in Sout...It's interesting to me that they lived in Southwark (?) and had plenty of room for a garden worth mentioning in a letter. I think of Southwark as sort of full up then, but I think I'm probably more wrong about that.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.com