Stratford Upon Avon Gallery

Poster advertising the Sale of the Birthplace, Thursday, 16th Se

DR1014/3. Large poster advertising the sale, by Mr [George] Robins, of Shakespeare's Birthplace and the Swan and Maidenhead public house adjoining, Thursday, 16th September 1847. This was probably the item listed as no. 2 in the Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts Presented to the Trust in 1922 by W. Butcher, Bromley, Kent and exhibited in the Birthplace, 1944. Poster Dimensions (H, W): 870 x 570mm

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`Boke of Scraps relating to Shakespere his House

ER1/129. `Boke of Scraps relating to Shakespere his House : a collection made by Theodosius Purland, Ph.D, 1847-1864. The volume consists of newspaper cuttings, printed matter, letters, conditions of sale, advertisements, circulars, playbills etc. relating to the sale by auction of Shakespeare's Birthplace and to the funds raised for its purchase in 1847; contains material up to 1864. Folio 45 recto, Playbill: Henry V and Rob Roy. Performed at Tghe Royalo Olympic Theatre, Friday August 26th, 1847. Fundraising performance. Dimensions (H, W): Playbill 510 x 260mm.
Binding 320 x 260 x 90mm

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Shakespeares Birthplace, 2017

The Birthplace of the famous playwright, William Shakespeare, located on Henley Street, Stratford Upon Avon

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Henley Street, May 2017, Shakespeare, Stratford Upon Avon, Street, Tudor, William Shakespeare