William Shakespeare, John Shakespeare, and King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon multicoloured plaque

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

The Guildhall and Grammar School The Guildhall was built in 1417-20 as the headquarters of the Guild of the Holy Cross. In 1553 following the suppression of the Guild, the building was granted to the newly-formed Stratford Corporation by Edward VI. It served as the council's meeting place for the ne

xt 300 years, including the year 1568-9 when William Shakespeare's father, John, served as Balliff. The Guild's school, re-founded as The Kyng's Newe Scole in 1553, occupied part of the upper floor fr

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