Stratford upon Avon. Holy Trinity Church from the river
Holy Trinity Church viewed from the opposite bank, Stratford upon Avon. 1900s
Stratford upon Avon.Old Town Railway Station, steam engine
Steam engine E & W J. R. 0-6-0 No.4, built by Beyer Peacock (Manchester) in 1885 and withdrawn from service and scrapped in 1930. Engine pictured standing in Stratford Old Town station in the early 1890s.
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Stratford-On-Avon
Frederick William Newton Whitehead (1853-1938) Stratford-On-Avon Watercolour on paper 195mm x 250mm A view of Chapel Street, outside the Shakespeare Hotel. It has been raining.
Stratford's earliest parish register
The earliest parish register, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, containing the baptism and burial entries for William Shakespeare and his family. It bears the date 1600 on its cover, the year ...
Subscription Medal
This medal was presented to subscribers to an illustrated edition of Shakespeare's plays published under the direction of John and Josiah Boydell. This was associated with an exhibition organised by the ...
Subscription Medal
This medal was presented to subscribers to an illustrated edition of Shakespeare's plays published under the direction of John and Josiah Boydell. This was associated with an exhibition organised by the ...
Survey of leaseholders on the manor of Old Stratford, c. 1603. Page 1
In 1603, a survey was made of leaseholders of land owned by the Corporation. This survey was retrieved by the town clerk from the Corporation archives in 1614 when a dispute arose over an attempt to enclose ...
Survey of Stratford Corporation property, c. 1612. Whole page
Page from a survey of Corporation property including an entry identifying William Shakespeare as a tithe holder.
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust reference: BRT 2/1, p. 59
Tea Towel
This souvenir tea towel is decorated with a copy of the frontispiece from the 1623 First Folio edition of Shakespeare's works, featuring Martin Droeshout's portrait engraving.
Made c. 1990
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Tercentenary Favour
A silk favour, or badge, made for celebrations in 1864 marking the three-hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, with a picture of the poet modelled on the Chandos Portrait.
Made c. 1864
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Tercentenary Favour
A silk badge made for the celebrations in 1864 which marked the three-hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare's birth and featuring a picture of the poet modelled on the Chandos Portrait.
Made c. 1864
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Tercentenary Favour
A silk badge made for the celebrations in 1864 which marked the three-hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare's birth and featuring a picture of the poet modelled on the Chandos Portrait.
One of three ...
Tercentenary Favour
A silk badge made for the celebrations in 1864 which marked the three-hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare's birth and featuring a picture of the poet modelled on the Chandos Portrait.
One of three ...
Tercentenary Medal
A bronze medal commemorating the three-hundredth anniversary in 1864 of Shakespeare's birth. Struck by Hunt and Roskell from a design by John Bell and engraved by L.C. Wyon.
This side shows Shakespeare's ...
Tercentenary Medal
This white metal medal commemorates the three hundredth anniversary in 1864 of Shakespeare's birth. Struck c. 1864 by Ottley of Birmingham.
The portrait of Shakespeare is closely based on the Chesterfield ...
Tercentenary Medal
This white metal medal commemorates the three hundredth anniversary in 1864 of Shakespeare's birth. Struck c. 1864 by Ottley of Birmingham.
Shown on the medal's reverse is Shakespeare's Birthplace, ...
Tercentenary Medal
A bronze medal struck for the Tercentenary by Pinches of London.
This bronze medal commemorates the three-hundredth anniversary in 1864 of Shakespeare's birth, an event marked by festivals in London ...
Tercentenary Medal
A bronze medal struck for the Tercentenary, 1864 by Pinches of London.
The quotation "Each change of many coloured life he drew, exhausted worlds and then imagined new" is from Samuel Johnson's Prologue ...