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The Tramway Bridge was built in 1823 to carry the Stratford and Moreton Railway... (more)

Tags: opened:1823   goods:Agricultural Products   subject:Bridge   top:City, Town Centre   goods:Coal   postcode district:CV37   Former Tramway Bridge   type:Geograph   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   motive power:Horse   goods:Limestone   top:Paths   Pedestrian Bridge   river:River Avon   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   district council:Stratford-Upon-Avon   county:Warwickshire  

The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opened in 1932 following the destruction by... (more)

Tags: river:Avon (Warwickshire)   postcode district:CV37   type:Geograph   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   Royal Shakespeare Theatre   top:Sport, Leisure   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   civil parish:Stratford-Upon-Avon   subject:Tourist Boat   county:Warwickshire  

The view is from the north bank of the river near bridge 70 of the... (more)

Tags: river:Avon (Warwickshire)   near:Bridge 70 - Stratford-Upon-Avon Canal   bird:Canada Goose   type:Close Look   postcode district:CV37   bird:Mute Swan   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   subject:Riverside   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   civil parish:Stratford-Upon-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   county:Warwickshire  

The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal flows under the footbridge to join the River Avon.... (more)

Tags: river:Avon (Warwickshire)   subject:Bridge   Bridge 70   junction:Canal and River   top:Canals   postcode district:CV37   type:Geograph   name:River Lock Bridge   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   top:Sport, Leisure   canal:Stratford Upon Avon   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   civil parish:Stratford-Upon-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   county:Warwickshire  

A Chiltern Railways Class 165 number 165018 diesel train waits in Platform 3... (more)

Tags: Chiltern Railways   top:City, Town Centre   train:Class 165   Class 165   type:Geograph   subject:Railway Station   top:Railways   Station Platform   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   Stratford-Upon-Avon   Warwickshire   county:Warwickshire  

The Terrestrial Sphere illustrates the world as Shakespeare would have known it.... (more)

Tags: installed:2016   designers:Ben Ryan and Rupert Todd   road:Chapel Street   top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   postcode district:CV37   source:Edward Wrights Map 1600   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   location:New Place   top:Park and Public Gardens   subject:Sculpture   Shakespeares Gardens   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   The Terrestrial Sphere   county:Warwickshire  

Nash's House, Chapel Street. It contains the New Place Museum. It was... (more)

Tags: built:About 1600   road:Chapel Street   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   type:Geograph   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   subject:House   Metal Sculpture   Nashs House   location:New Place   top:Park and Public Gardens   Pennants   Right Return   Shakespeare Plays   Shakespeares Gardens   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   former:Town House   county:Warwickshire  

The Greenwood Tree was commissioned from local sculpture Adam Barrett by the... (more)

Tags: sculptor:Adam Barret   road:Chapel Street   top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   postcode district:CV37   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   Metal Sculpture   location:New Place   top:Park and Public Gardens   subject:Sculpture   Shakespeares Gardens   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   The Greenwood Tree   county:Warwickshire  

The knot garden looking north-east. A knot garden is a garden style popular in... (more)

Tags: road:Chapel Street   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   image:DSC 9470   designer:Ernest Law (1854-1930)   subject:Garden   type:Geograph   Grade II Listed Gardens   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   Knot Garden   location:New Place   top:Park and Public Gardens   Shakespeares Gardens   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   county:Warwickshire  

A view across the Great Garden of Shakespeare's Gardens to the rear of... (more)

Tags: road:Chapel Street   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   subject:Garden   type:Geograph   Grade II Listed Gardens   location:Great Gardens of New Place   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   Listed Buildings   location:New Place   top:Park and Public Gardens   Shakespeares Gardens   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   county:Warwickshire  

The image is of the footpath and topiary hedge on the south side of the Great... (more)

Tags: top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   type:Geograph   Grade II Listed Gardens   location:Great Gardens of New Place   road:High Street   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   location:New Place   top:Park and Public Gardens   subject:Path   Shakespeares Gardens   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   Topiary Hedge   county:Warwickshire  

The monument is situated on the east side of the Great Garden of New Place. The... (more)

Tags: top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   postcode district:CV37   image:DSC 9470   Grade II Star Listed   location:Great Gardens of New Place   road:High Street   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   subject:Monument   top:Park and Public Gardens   Shakespeare Monument   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   county:Warwickshire  

This was Shakespeare's family home for 19 years. He died here in 1616. It... (more)

Tags: top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   type:Geograph   Grade II Listed   Grade II Listed Gardens   subject:Hedge   road:High Street   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   location:New Place   top:Park and Public Gardens   Shakespeares Gardens   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   Topiary Hedge   county:Warwickshire  

Ely Street was known as Swine Street in medieval times. It runs from Church St... (more)

Tags: top:Business, Retail, Services   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   road:Ely Street   type:Geograph   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   subject:Street   former name:Swine Street   county:Warwickshire  

On the left is the base of the tower of the Guild Chapel of the Holy Cross... (more)

Tags: Almshouses   top:Business, Retail, Services   road:Church Street   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   top:Educational Sites   type:Geograph   Grade I Listed   Grade II Star Listed   former:Guildhall   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   Hotel   top:Housing, Dwellings   subject:Listed Buildings   School Building   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   county:Warwickshire  

The Guild Chapel of the Holy Cross was founded by the Guild of the Holy Cross in... (more)

Tags: founded:13th Century   road:Bridge Street   subject:Church   road:Church Street   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   type:Geograph   Grade I Listed   name:Guild Chapel of the Holy Cross   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   nearby:King Edward VI School   Religious Guild   top:Religious Sites   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   owner:Stratford-Upon-Avon Town Trust   county:Warwickshire  

Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was a Bengali polymath who made significant... (more)

Tags: unveiled:1996   Bengali Polymath   road:Bridge Street   subject:Bust   top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   sculptor:Debabrata Chakraborty   road:Henley Street   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   top:People, Events   person:Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)   Shakespeares Birthplace   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   county:Warwickshire  

A terrace of three double-fronted town houses from 1841-2. No.19A is a flat... (more)

Tags: built:1841-42   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   Double-Fronted   type:Geograph   Grade II Listed   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   top:Housing, Dwellings   road:Old Town   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   subject:Terrace (Housing)   Townhouses   county:Warwickshire  

The building on the right on the corner (21 Bridge St) was built in 1924 as... (more)

Tags: road:Bridge Street   top:Business, Retail, Services   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   type:Geograph   Grade II Listed   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   subject:Listed Buildings   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   county:Warwickshire  

The town hall dates from 1767. The architect, builder and stonemason was Robert... (more)

Tags: built:1767   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   image:DSC 9470   Event Venue   type:Geograph   Grade II Star Listed   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   architect:Robert Newman (1706-1788)   road:Sheep Street   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   Stratford-Upon-Avon Town Council   subject:Town Hall   county:Warwickshire   Wedding Venue  

A display of tulips - variety not identified

Tags: top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   postcode district:CV37   road:Henley Street   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   top:Park and Public Gardens   Shakespeares Birthplace Garden   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   Tourist Attraction   subject:Tulips   county:Warwickshire  

Formerly a townhouse it is now a museum, William Shakespeare was born here in... (more)

Tags: top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   type:Geograph   road:Henley Street   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   subject:Museum   Shakespeares Birthplace   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   Tourist Attraction   former:Townhouse   county:Warwickshire  

Henley Street runs from Rother Street to the Bridge Street roundabout in the... (more)

Tags: top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   top:Educational Sites   type:Geograph   road:Henley Street   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   Listed Buildings   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   subject:Street   Tourist Attraction   county:Warwickshire  

The Fountain was gifted to Stratford-upon-Avon in 1887 by George William Childs... (more)

Tags: built:1887   aka:American Fountain   top:City, Town Centre   type:Cross Grid   postcode district:CV37   subject:Fountain   donor:George William Childs   style:Gothic   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   architect:Jethro Anstice Cossins (1830-1917)   road:Rother Street   Shakespeare Memorial Fountain   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   county:Warwickshire  

The listed part of the building is on the right of the chimney stack and the... (more)

Tags: subject:Building   top:City, Town Centre   type:Cross Grid   postcode district:CV37   image:DSC 9470   built:Early16th Century   Grade II Listed   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   Listed Building   street:Rother Street   top:Sport, Leisure   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   district coucil:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   former:Town House   county:Warwickshire   street:Wood Street  

The Rainforest Realm is one of four zones in the Stratford butterfly farm. It... (more)

Tags: subject:Butterfly Farm   top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   postcode district:CV37   top:Educational Sites   type:Inside   Rainforest Realm   top:Sport, Leisure   Stratford Butterfly Farm   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   road:Tramway Walk   Tropical Butterflies   Visitor Attraction   county:Warwickshire  

Stratford Butterfly Farm was opened by David Bellamy in 1985. It consists of... (more)

Tags: opened:1985   subject:Butterfly Farm   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   top:Educational Sites   type:Inside   top:Park and Public Gardens   top:Sport, Leisure   Stratford Butterfly Farm   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   road:Tramway Walk   Tropical Butterflies   county:Warwickshire  

The Stratford Big Wheel is situated on the Recreation Ground on the eastern bank... (more)

Tags: opened:2018   diameter:38 Metres   height:40 Metres   subject:Big Wheel   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   operator:Danter Attractions Ltd   Funfair Ride   type:Geograph   top:Park and Public Gardens   top:Sport, Leisure   name:Stratford Upon Avon Big Wheel   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   road:Swans Nest Lane   Visitor Attraction   county:Warwickshire  

The bridge was built about 1484 with later repairs. It was widened and a toll... (more)

Tags: route:A3400   built:About 1494   subject:Bridge   street:Bridge Foot   top:City, Town Centre   Clopton Bridge   postcode district:CV37   image:DSC 9470   type:Geograph   Grade I Listed   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   top:Roads, Road Transport   Scheduled Ancient Monument   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   district coucil:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   county:Warwickshire  

The Boathouse is situated on the south side of the River Avon. It dates from the... (more)

Tags: built:18th-Century   business:Avon Boating   Boat Hire   top:Canals   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   image:DSC 9470   Former Warehouse   type:Geograph   Restaurant and Bar   river:River Avon   River Cruises   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   subject:Riverside   top:Sport, Leisure   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   name:The Boathouse   county:Warwickshire  

The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opened in 1932 following the destruction by... (more)

Tags: built:1932   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   image:DSC 9475A   top:Educational Sites   architect:Elisabeth Scott (1898-1972   type:Geograph   Royal Shakespeare Theatre   former name:Shakespeare Memorial Theatre   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   civil parish:Stratford-Upon-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   subject:Theatre   county:Warwickshire   road:Waterside  

Copilot describes this building as "Edwardian Baroque /... (more)

Tags: date:1900-1915   top:Business, Retail, Services   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   postcode area:CV37   image:DSC 9470   style:Edwardian Baroque   type:Geograph   name:No 1 Bar & Grill   name:No 1 TAJ Bar & Grill   subject:Restaurant   road:Shakespeare Street   district council:Stratford-on-Avon   district coucil:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   county:Warwickshire  

Formerly a town house it is now a museum. It dates from the late 15th century... (more)

Tags: top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   postcode area:CV37   top:Educational Sites   type:Geograph   road:Henley Street   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   built:Late 15th Century   built:Late 16th Century   subject:Museum   Museum   Shakespeares Birthplace   district coucil:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   former:Town House   county:Warwickshire  

The public library was built as a town house in the late 16th century.... (more)

Tags: top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV37   postcode area:CV37   top:Educational Sites   type:Geograph   Grade II Listed   road:Henley Street   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   built:Late 16th Century   subject:Library   building type:Public Library   district coucil:Stratford-on-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   former:Town House   county:Warwickshire  

The train at platform 2 is waiting departure for Kidderminster. The class 172... (more)

Tags: top:City, Town Centre   Class 172 Diesel Multiple Unit   postcode district:CV37   postcode area:CV37   dft category:D   type:Geograph   subject:Railway Station   subject:Railway Train   top:Railways   station code:SAV   road:Station Road   district coucil:Stratford-on-Avon   station:Stratford-Upon-Avon   place:Stratford-Upon-Avon   county:Warwickshire   operator:West Midlands Railway  

The inscription at the base of the obelisk reads "Erected in honour of... (more)

Tags: top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   postcode district:CV32   person:Edward Willes   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   location:Jephson Gardens   place:Leamington Spa   subject:Memorial   style:Obelisk   top:Village, Rural Settlement   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire  

Jephson Gardens are formal gardens with a pond and water fountains. They were... (more)

Tags: installed:1926-27   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV32   subject:Fountain   type:Geograph   location:Jephson Gardens   top:Lakes, Wetland, Bog   place:Leamington Spa   top:Park and Public Gardens   Pond   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire  

The statue of Dr Henry Jephson (1798–1878), a local well-respected doctor, is... (more)

Tags: top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   postcode district:CV32   person:Dr Henry Jephson (1798-1878)   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   type:Inside   location:Jephson Gardens   place:Leamington Spa   top:Park and Public Gardens   sculptor:Peter Hollins (1800-1886)   subject:Statue   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire  

The pond and its fountains can be seen in the background. Behind the... (more)

Tags: top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV32   Footpath   Fountain   type:Geograph   location:Jephson Gardens   place:Leamington Spa   top:Park and Public Gardens   subject:Path   top:Paths   Pond   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire   Water Feature  

The clock tower was installed in the gardens in 1925 in honour of Alderman... (more)

Tags: built:1925   Alderman   top:City, Town Centre   Clock Chimes   subject:Clock Tower   postcode district:CV32   Davis Clock Towe   type:Geograph   Grey Granite   location:Jephson Gardens   place:Leamington Spa   top:Park and Public Gardens   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire   William Davis (1844-1924)  

The circular seat has three elephants, one with a boy seated on it. It was made... (more)

Tags: made:1978   Circular Seat   top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   postcode district:CV32   Elephant Sculpture   location:Jephson Gardens   place:Leamington Spa   top:Park and Public Gardens   subject:Seat   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire  

The Free Czechoslovak Army was based in Leamington Spa during the Second World... (more)

Tags: erected:1968   top:City, Town Centre   type:Close Look   postcode district:CV32   Czechoslovak Memorial Fountain   top:Defence, Military   image:DSC 0205A   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   location:Jephson Gardens   designer:John French   place:Leamington Spa   subject:Memorial   top:Park and Public Gardens   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire  

Jephson Gardens are formal gardens with a pond and water fountains. They were... (more)

Tags: installed:1926-27   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV32   subject:Fountain   type:Geograph   location:Jephson Gardens   top:Lakes, Wetland, Bog   place:Leamington Spa   top:Park and Public Gardens   Pond   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire  

Jephson Gardens were laid out in 1834 and improved in 1843, The Gardens are... (more)

Tags: opened:2003   architects:ArchitecturePLB   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV32   image:DSC 0205A   top:Educational Sites   type:Geograph   subject:Glasshouse   location:Jephson Gardens   place:Leamington Spa   top:Park and Public Gardens   building materials:Steel Frame and Glass   name:The Glasshouse   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire  

Parade developed from the early 19th century. It is the principal shopping... (more)

Tags: sculptor:Albert Toft   Alderman Henry Bright JP (1817 -1904)   top:Business, Retail, Services   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV32   type:Geograph   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   place:Leamington Spa   Obilisk   road:Parade   subject:Principal Street   top:Public Buildings and Spaces   statue:Queen Victoria   top:Roads, Road Transport   Shopping Street   Town Hall   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire  

The Town Hall was opened in 1884 replacing an earlier town hall opened in 1830... (more)

Tags: opened:1830   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV32   type:Geograph   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   place:Leamington Spa   road:Parade   top:Public Buildings and Spaces   town council:Royal Leamington Spa   Town Hall   subject:Town Hall   district council:Warwick   council chamber:Warwick District Council   county:Warwickshire  

The hotel was opened in 1819 as Williams Hotel but shortly after it was renamed... (more)

Tags: opened:1819   top:Business, Retail, Services   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV32   type:Geograph   Grade II(star) Listed   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   subject:Hotel   place:Leamington Spa   road:Parade   Prince of Wales Feathers   name:Regent Hotel   hotel:Travelodge   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire  

The hotel was opened in 1819 as Williams Hotel but shortly after it was renamed... (more)

Tags: opened:1819   top:Business, Retail, Services   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV32   type:Geograph   Grade II(star) Listed   subject:Hotel   place:Leamington Spa   road:Parade   Railings   name:Regent Hotel   hotel:Travelodge   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire  

The Old Bank is situated at the junction of Parade and Regent Street. It is... (more)

Tags: top:Business, Retail, Services   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV32   built:Early19th Century   type:Geograph   Grade II Listed   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   place:Leamington Spa   subject:Listed Building   road:Parade   Railings   style:Regency   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire  

Looking west along Regent Street (north side) from its junction with Bedford... (more)

Tags: built:1810-30   top:Business, Retail, Services   top:City, Town Centre   postcode district:CV32   image:DSC 0201A   type:Geograph   Grade II Listed   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   place:Leamington Spa   subject:Listed Building   style:Regency   road:Regent Street   place:Royal Leamington Spa   district council:Warwick   county:Warwickshire