Stratford-Upon-Avon
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I lived here
I lived at The Malt House, Claverdon in the early mid 1960s. It was owned at the time by Mr Jefferson who lived in a lovely new bungalow a little further away. I loved this house even if it was a bit unusual to live in. I went to school in Claverdon and Miss Lewthwaite was my teacher she was really nice. Does anyone else remember this place?
I don't think the Malt House has changed that much, it still looks lovely in the modern photos I have seen of it. I bet the floors still slope upstairs.
In the barn at the end it had a "Copper" where my mum boiled the whites on washing ...read more here
A memory of Claverdon contributed by Deboragh Lewis
Claverdon Hall
This is my home.
A memory of Claverdon contributed by dan cronin
Once my home
I lived here for two years in 1941/42. My father rented it from Mrs Switzer who owned Bell Court. I was ten years old and together with my parents was escaping the Birmingham bombing. I used to fish from that very unstable veranda. We later rented a home on Grange Road in Bidford.
Jack Nunn
A memory of Bidford-On-Avon contributed by First Name Last Name
My Family
The Bull family, we used to live at 4 Duffus Hill. We used to go to the stud where my father worked, back in 1974. We used to go to the village hall for Brownies. We went to the school. We went to Sunday School down Middle Town Lane. We have got loads of memories of Moreton Morrell.
A memory of Moreton Morrell contributed by jenny dixon
Extracts From Stratford-Upon-Avon & Warwickshire books
The house was really two houses: one for
the family, the other where John Shakespeare
worked as a glover and wool merchant. In
later years the family home became a butcher’s
shop, and the other part became an inn.
An extract from from"Warwickshire Pocket Album".
The Shakespeare Hotel in 1892 had rooms named after the
Bard’s plays. It cost 4s 6d a night to stay here, with dinner
costing between 4 and 5s. The Red Horse and the Golden
Lion were slightly cheaper.
An extract from from"Warwickshire Pocket Album".
Stratford once boasted two temperance hotels: McNeille’s and
The Fountain. In 1838 the South Midland Temperance
Association embraced a large number of towns, including
Stratford-upon-Avon. One of the movement’s organisers was
Thomas Cook, founder of the famous travel agents.
An extract from from"Warwickshire Pocket Album".
A continuation of Church Street, Chapel Street leads on to the
High Street. At the corner with Sheep Street stands the town hall,
which dates from 1767; on this building is a statue of the Bard
presented by David Garrick. Garrick was the driving force behind
the establishment of the annual Shakespeare Festival, the first of
which was held in 1789.
An extract from from"Warwickshire Pocket Album".
The Red Horse Hotel is where Washington
Irving penned his paper on the town. Bridge
Street leads on to Wood Street, where there is
a fountain and a clock tower presented to the
town in 1888 by an American visitor.
An extract from from"Warwickshire Pocket Album".