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New Place
52.1907° N, -1.7076° E
About
New Place was William Shakespeare's final place of residence in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died there in 1616. The whole building was demolished in 1702 by Sir John Clopton, who replaced it with a modern-style house, also called New Place. This in turn was demolished by Francis Gastrell, vicar of Frodsham, Cheshire, in 1759. It was never rebuilt after the second demolition and only the foundations remain. Though the house no longer exists, the site is owned by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, which maintains it as a specially-designed garden for tourists.
Historical Timeline
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Iron Age occupation
c. 700 BC – 43 AD
New Place constructed by Sir Hugh Clopton
1483
Sold to William Shakespeare
1597
Shakespeare's death at New Place
1616
Original house demolished by Sir John Clopton
1702
Mulberry tree cut down
1756
Replacement house demolished by Gastrell
1759
Early archaeological investigations
1862–January 1864
Acquisition by Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
1876
Modern excavations and media coverage
2010–2012
Visitor numbers recorded
2018
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