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Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall 26 High Street, Harvard House. The Historic Spine runs for approximately 0.6 miles (0.9 km) and begins in Henley Street at the birthplace of Shakespeare. Also along Henley Street lies the medieval public library. It then meets Bridge Street where Market Hall is located, built in 1821.
Shakespeare's Birthplace is a restored 16th-century half-timbered house situated on Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, where it is believed that William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and spent his childhood years.
Former Secretary of State for War John Profumo was the MP for Stratford-upon-Avon 1950–1963; W. W. Quatremain (1857–1930), local landscape painter; Gordon Ramsay, noted celebrity chef, and star of several cooking related shows, moved to Stratford-Upon-Avon with his family in 1976 when he was nine years old
Nash's House in Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, is the house next door to the ruins and gardens of William Shakespeare's final residence, New Place. It is a grade I listed building [ 1 ] and has been converted into a historic house museum .
19 and 20 High Street: 30 High Street Stratford-upon-Avon: Timber Framed House: c. 1600: 25 October 1951: 1187816: Upload Photo: 1 High Street Stratford-upon-Avon: Timber Framed House: c. 1600: 25 October 1951
Harvard House (photo 3 September 2006). Harvard House stands at what is now 26 High Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.Once known as the Ancient House, It was built in 1596, by Thomas Rogers, grandfather of the benefactor of Harvard University, John Harvard, [1] following the disastrous fires in 1594 and 1595 which destroyed much of the town centre. [2]
The council chamber continued to be the meeting place of the borough council but ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged Stratford-on-Avon District Council was formed in 1974. [9] It remains, however, the meeting place of the local town council.
Anne Hathaway's Cottage is a twelve-roomed farmhouse where Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare, lived as a child in the village of Shottery, Warwickshire, England, about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Stratford-upon-Avon. Spacious, and with several bedrooms, it is now set in extensive gardens.