The Reverend Francis Gastrell. He bought the house in 1753 but quickly got irritated with tourists wanting to see it, says architectural historian Gavin Stamp.
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Shakespeare Birthplace Trust's £30000 appeal aims to restore ambitious sculpture of the Bard in grounds of his former home.
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Many people say that April 23, 2014, will be William Shakespeare's 450th birthday. I believe it. When it comes to Shakespeare,...
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Playwright's New Place mansion, which was demolished in 1759, is re-imagined following major excavation project.
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Pottery scraps and other finds unearthed on site of New Place mansion may help to rewrite playwright's story.
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust will re-open Shakespeare's New Place as a major new heritage landmark attraction tomorrow.
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China plans to build a new town named San Weng – which translates as Three Masters – to honour William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and the Chinese writer...
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The Universe has a habit of allowing irreplaceable examples of human creativity to be destroyed by Mr. Bean levels of bumbling stupidity.
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In the 400 years since his death much about William Shakespeare remains a mystery. Here experts try to track down the places he worked,...
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A re-imagination of Shakespeare's family home in Stratford where he lived for 19 years, and where he died 400 years ago.
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