Shakespeare's Birthplace
by Terri Waters
Title
Shakespeare's Birthplace
Artist
Terri Waters
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The place of Shakespeare's birth is a restored 16th-century half-timbered house house that offers a tantalising glimpse into Shakespeare's early world. It has been welcoming visitors for over 250 years.
William Shakespeare was born in the half-timbered house situated in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England in 1564. He not only was born there, he played and grew up there and Shakespeare also spent the first five years of married life in this house with his new wife, Anne Hathaway.
The house itself is relatively simple, but for the late 16th century it would have been considered quite a substantial dwelling. John Shakespeare, William's father, was a glove maker and wool dealer, and the house was originally divided in two parts to allow him to carry out his business from the same premises.
The building is not outstanding architecturally and typical of the times was constructed in wattle and daub around a wooden frame. Local oak from the Forest of Arden and blue-grey stone from Wilmcote were used in its construction, while the large fireplaces were made from an unusual combination of early brick and stone, and the ground-floor level has stone-flagged floors.
It is now a small museum open to the public and a popular visitor attraction, owned and managed by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. It has been referred to as "a Mecca for all lovers of literature".
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February 17th, 2013
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