The opening of Shakespeare’s Schoolroom and Guildhall, as a new world-class heritage attraction, provides the missing chapter of the story of William Shakespeare’s life in Stratford – his education and his inspiration to act and write. Those coffin-like units that are arranged axially towards the teacher are re-creations of the original “forms” that pupils would sit on. The word form is now used for a class.
©Dennis Gilbert
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Classroom with teacher’s desk and wooden chests. Shakespeare’s Schoolroom, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. Architect: Wright & Wright Architects LLP, 2016.
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View from stairway to ground floor courtyard. Shakespeare’s Schoolroom, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. Architect: Wright & Wright Architects LLP, 2016.
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View towards classroom. Shakespeare’s Schoolroom, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. Architect: Wright & Wright Architects LLP, 2016.
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Classroom with wooden chests. Shakespeare’s Schoolroom, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. Architect: Wright & Wright Architects LLP, 2016.