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Shakespeare's Birthplace

Shakespeare's Birthplace is a 16th-century timber-framed house on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon where William Shakespeare is believed to have been born and raised. The building is now a small museum managed by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and retains period rooms, a rear garden and an adjoining single-bay cottage.

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Its prime

1564

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1564

What Shakespeare's Birthplace looked like in its prime.

A compact two-storey half-timbered house with dark oak frame set against pale wattle-and-daub infill, a modest street-facing porch and small leaded casement windows. Local blue-grey stone appears in the lower courses and thresholds; large open fireplaces of early brick and stone open from interior rooms. Ground-floor rooms have stone-flagged floors and exposed timber beams; a single-bay cottage is built onto the north-west end and a walled herb garden sits behind the house.

Step inside

12 places to explore in 1564.

The record describes 12 distinct spots at Shakespeare's Birthplaceincluding 9 interiors: ground-floor parlour with fireplace, hall with large open hearth, cross passage and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Henley Street approach (exterior façade)Ground-floor parlour with fireplaceHall with large open hearthCross passageJohn Shakespeare's workshop (workroom)Staircase to first-floor chambersChamber over the parlour (birthroom)Rear kitchen and service chamberWalled garden at the backJoan Hart's Cottage (single-bay house)Stone-flagged floor and fireplace detailLeaded casement window

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