Stratford Upon Avon, Shakespeare's Birthplace, Interior 1892
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Photo of Stratford Upon Avon, Shakespeare's Birthplace, Interior 1892

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The house was really two houses: one for the family, the other where John Shakespeare worked as a glover and wool merchant. In later years the family home became a butcher's shop, and the other part became an inn.

A Selection of Memories from Stratford-upon-Avon

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Stratford-upon-Avon

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I was the newspaper reporter for the Coventry Evening Telegraph regional office on Wood Street for a year and lived off Joseph Way on a new housing development. I remember reporting on time share appartments at the former home of Danny La Rue, attending magistrates court and council meetings and eating at Pizzaland which was conveniently across the road from the tiny offices. This is now a book shop I think but I - ...see more