An interior view of a the 'birth room', the room in which it is thought William Shakespeare was born, in Shakespeare's Birthplace on Henley Street. Tourists' graffiti can be seen on the wall behind a bust of Shakespeare.

Date:
1890 - 1900
Location:
Shakespeare's Birthplace, Henley Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Stratford Upon Avon, Stratford-On-Avon, Warwickshire
Reference:
OP10019
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

This late fifteenth century timber framed house was the childhood home of the poet and playwright, William Shakespeare. The house was acquired by the now Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in the mid-nineteenth century and was restored in 1858. It is now a museum.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/43 Early Photographic Print Collection: Warwickshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Person Of Historic Interest/Notable Pers: Shakespeare, William

Keywords

Elizabethan Timber Framed House