The rear wing and garden of Shakespeare's Birthplace, as seen from the garden near the Guild Street entrance

Date:: 1880 - 1910

Location:: Shakespeare's Birthplace, Henley Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Stratford Upon Avon, Stratford-On-Avon, Warwickshire

Reference:: OP10049

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

The photograph was taken by George Washington Wilson and Company. 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.

Archival History

Donated to the collection of the National Buildings Record by a Mrs Davies, accessioned on the 4th of September 1953.

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

Medieval Timber Framed House