Stratford-upon-avon in 50 Buildings

by Bearman, Robert; MacDonald, Lindsay

• ISBN13: 9781445688305
• ISBN10: 1445688301
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-08-01
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing

Summary

The Warwickshire market town of Stratford-upon-Avon is famous for being the home of William Shakespeare but alongside the buildings associated with the playwright are a wealth of historical and fascinating buildings from medieval times to the present day. As well as the most well-known buildings such as Shakespeare’s birthplace and Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, the town boasts the fine medieval church of the Holy Trinity, a wealth of Tudor, Jacobean and Georgian buildings, the home of Victorian novelist Marie Corelli, the remains of an industrial quarter by the canal and the award-winning theatre, The Other Place, opened in 2005, amongst its many buildings of interest.'Stratford-upon-Avon in 50 Buildings' explores the history of this historic Warwickshire town through a selection of its most interesting buildings and structures, revealing the characters who have inhabited them and the events that have taken place in them. The book will appeal to all those who live in Stratford-upon-Avon or are visiting the area.

Author Biography

Nicholas Fogg was educated at Warwick School and the universities of Nottingham, Oxford, and London. He has had a varied career in social work, journalism, and as a teacher at Marlborough College. He is an expert on Shakespeare’s life, his works, and the history of Stratford-upon-Avon and has lectured widely on the subject. He has written the Shakespeare website for Historica, an international schools Internet project, penned a series of historical books and has long been a contributor to the UK broadsheets. He is a Fellow of Queen’s University, Ontario.