Ayot St Lawrence, Shaws Corner c.1955
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A99011
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The home of George Bernard Shaw has remained unchanged since his death: his hat still hangs in the hall, whilst his typewriter stands on his study desk where he wrote 'Pygmalion', 'Back to Methuselah' and 'Saint Joan'. It is said that he chose the village as his home when he noticed a tombstone in the churchyard which reads: 'Mary Ann South, born 1825, died 1895. Her time was short' - if 70 years was short, he was sure that this was the place for him. Indeed, GBS lived for 94 years, and died in the garden of the New Rectory after falling from a ladder whilst pruning his fruit trees. The house and its contents, including the photographs of prominent Socialist leaders (on the mantelpiece, left), were bequeathed to the National Trust; they, and the annual Midsummer Art Festival, attract many visitors every year.
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