Percy Florence Shelley

Sir Percy Florence Shelley was the son of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the poet, and Mary Shelley, the authoress of Frankenstein. He was interested in theatre and became a regular attendee at venues across London. At his home of Boscombe Manor near Bournemouth he built two private theatres. He built a third private theatre close to his London house in Tite Street, Chelsea, which was known as the Shelley Theatre.