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Shakespeare's birthplace as it appeared in 1847 before restoration. Engraved by W. J. Linton after a drawing by Edward Duncan. The ownership of the premises passed to William on John Shakespeare's death. However, by that time William already owned New Place in Stratford and had no need for the Henley Street premises as a home for himself or his ...
Shakespeare's restored house on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon, now open to the public as Shakespeare's Birthplace. John Shakespeare (c. 1531 – 7 September 1601) was an English businessman and politician who was the father of William Shakespeare. Active in Stratford-upon-Avon, he was a glover and whittawer (leather worker) by trade.
Shakespeare's Birthplace. Henley Street, one of the town's oldest streets, underwent substantial architectural change between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. John Shakespeare's large half-timbered dwelling, purchased by him in 1556, was in 1564 the birthplace of his son William. According to a descriptive placard provided for tourists ...
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 house in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon Description English: Shakespeare's birthplace as it appeared in 1847 engraved by W. J. Linton after a drawing by Edward Duncan.
A new statue of the Bard William Shakespeare located on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon. During 2020, new paving has been installed all the way down Henley Street past Shakespeare's Birthplace (especially when it was quieter during the previous lockdown's and restrictions). The sculptor was James Butler.
Historians have long attributed the document, which was signed, “J. Shakespeare,” to William’s father, John. But a new study in Shakespeare Quarterly, from scholars at the University of ...
The White Lion Inn was a public house located in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, an example of Elizabethan architecture that first appears in historical records in 1591. The building was mentioned by both Harriet Beecher Stowe and Rupert Graves.