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Shakespeare's Birthplace
- Address: Henley St
Timeline
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1500/00/00 | Shakespeare Town House, a timber-frame structure with plaster infill, is built in the late C15 and late C16. | |||||
| 1551/00/00 | John Shakespeare, glove maker and wool dealer, lives in the town house c 1551-1601, probably making the right end unit a wool shop. | |||||
| 1564/04/23 | William Shakespeare | Born | William Shakespeare is born to John Shakespeare, an alderman and Mary Arden, the daughter of an land owner farmer in Stratford-upon-Avon. William's birth date is unknown. | |||
| 1740/00/00 | Shakespeare House becomes a tourist attraction in the 1740s or before. | |||||
| 1800/00/00 | Right half of the Shakespeare House facade is refronted in brick c 1800, which was then replaced in the C19. | |||||
| 1846/00/00 | P T Barnum | Life | Shakespeare's Birthplace is put up for sale and showman P T Barnum offers to buy the residence and ship it "brick-by-brick" to the United States. | |||
| 1847/00/00 | Shakespeare Birthplace Committee buys the Shakespeare House to be preserved as a national monument. | |||||
| 1858/00/00 | Guided by a 1769 drawing, Shakespeare's Birthplace is severely restored. |
Data »
| Particulars for Shakespeare's Birthplace: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Significance | Birthplace |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Era | Medieval Europe |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Building Material | Thatched |
| Structure Attribute | Timber Frame |
| Building Style | Townhouse |
| Data | |
|---|---|
| English National Heritage List: | 1187807 |
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