A-Z of Stratford-upon-Avon

Places-People-History

Will Adams

• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Year: 2018
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781445684802
• Subtopic: British History
• Index: History

Famous as the birthplace of William Shakespeare, the Warwickshire market town of Stratford-upon-Avon has attracted visitors to its streets and ancient buildings for centuries. Its status as a market town in the medieval period is in evidence in the fifteenth-century stone-built Clopton Bridge over the River Avon and the Holy Trinity Church, as is the wealth of the later Elizabethan and Georgian buildings. Today visitors come to see Shakespeare's birthplace and the buildings associated with him, attend the Royal Shakespeare Theatre or the other theatres in the town, or just explore the historical streets. In A–Z of Stratford-upon-Avon author Will Adams reveals the history behind the town, its streets and buildings and the people connected with it. Alongside the famous historical connections, he includes some unusual characters, tucked-away places and unique events that are less well known. This fascinating A–Z tour of Stratford-upon-Avon's history is fully illustrated and will appeal to all those with an interest in this historic Warwickshire town.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Introduction
• Alveston Village and Manor
• Mary Arden
• River Avon
• Avonbank and Mrs Gaskell
• The Bancroft Gardens
• Sir Frank Benson and the ‘Bensonians’
• The Birthplace and the Birthplace Trust
• William Bridges- Adams
• Chain Ferry
• Hugh Clopton and Clopton Bridge
• Marie Corelli
• Cox’s Yard and the Attic Theatre
• The ‘Dirty Duck’ and Dame Judi Dench
• Elizabeth House
• Evesham Road Cemetery
• The Flower Family and Flowers Brewery
• Levi Fox
• David Garrick and the Garrick Inn
• Gower Memorial, Bancroft Gardens
• Guild Chapel
• Dr John Hall and Hall’s Croft
• Sir Peter Hall
• Harvard House
• Anne Hathaway
• Holy Cross Almshouses
• Holy Trinity Church
• Sir Henry Irving
• The Jester
• The Jubilee of 1769
• K6 Telephone Kiosk
• King Edward VI School and Former Guildhall
• The Library
• Mason Croft
• Mop Fair
• Nash’s House and New Place
• The Old Bank, Chapel Street
• The Other Place
• Other Stratfords!
• John Payton, the White Lion and New Town
• John Profumo
• Anthony Quayle
• Thomas and Judith Quiney, née Shakespeare
• The Racecourse
• Railways
• Rother Market and the ‘American Fountain’
• Royal Label Factory
• Royal Shakespeare Theatre
• William Shakespeare
• Shrieve’s House, Sheep Street
• ‘Stratford Blue’
• Stratford-upon-Avon Canal and Basin
• Town Hall
• The Tramway Bridge and Tramway House
• Union Street
• Victoria Spa, Bishopton
• The Welcombe Hotel
• Xmas All Year Round!
• F. R. S. Yorke
• ‘Zed! Thou unnecessary letter!’
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author