King Edward VI School. 스트래트포드 어폰 에이번(Stratford-upon-Avon)

King Edward VI School (Shakespeare's School).

스트래트포드 어폰 에이번(Stratford-upon-Avon). 영국(England)

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King Edward VI School

Shakespeare's School

This Guildhall was built in 1420 and is the place where William Shakespeare was educated and first witnessed professional theatre. It served as the centre of civic life in Stratford for ove 400 years and was the building in which Shakespeare's father, John, served as the town's bailiff. The Schoolroom on the upper floor is still in use today. As a state school we receive no government funding to support the upkeep of the Guildhall. The last major restoration of the building took place in 1891, and it is now in urgent need of repair and conservation. We have made an application to the Heritage Lottery Fund but we need to raise in excess of ￡200,000 ourselves. We will then be able to open it to the public on a daily basis when lessons are not being taught.

 

 

To watch s short film on the Guildhall by historian Michael Wood,

or find out how to donate, please visit:

www.shakespearesschoolroom.org

 

Please feel free to use KES-FREE-WiFi with the password Shakespeare

 

King Edward VI School Entrance to School in Chapel Lane

 

 

 

 

 

These Almshouses were built by the Guild of the Holy Cross in the early 15th century, to provide homes for aged local people and this use has continued down to the present time.

 

Following the suppression of the Guild, the Almshouses were granted by Charter in 1553, together with the Guild Chapel, Grammar School, and other properties to the newly incorporated Borough of Stratford-upon-Avon.

 

They are now vested in the Trustees of the Municipal Charities and administered under a scheme made by the Charity Commission.

 

The Almshouses were extensively renovated and modernised between June 1981 and January 1984, but much of the half timbered structure is original, and the range of buildings has changed little in appearance ove the Centuries.

 

Guild Cottages

Residents' Flats only

Nos 2-12 (lower)

Nos 14-20 (upper)

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