 leics' Stratford-upon-Avon Travelogues | | | |
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| Page Views: 17 Last Visit to Stratford-upon-Avon: June, 2008 | Stratford buildings. by leics - last update: Jun 29, 2008 |
| Not authentic, but pretty. |
Stratford is well-endowed with Tudor 'black and white' houses (actually, many of them date from after 1601, when the Tudor dynasty ended). The correct colours should be cream plasterwork and natural wood; some of the more recently restored buildings are now like that. But many of the black and white ones remain. It was a (much) later fashion to paint them thus, and they are quite attractive.
It's worth looking at the buildings off the main streets as well as those which are open to the public (some Shakespearean connection, of course). |
| The Garrick Inn (right) really is Tudor (1595) |
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| And the Garrick Inn again. |
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christine.j Wed Jul 2, 2008 07:23 UTC
Another excellent page! You really have an eye for small deatils and help us to see them,too. | Trekki Tue Jul 1, 2008 05:33 UTC
Oh, I am the first :-)) Interesting read and photos :-)) And life long learning - never heard of misericordes before :-)) And I'll look out for the real Tudor houses now :-)) Marvellous :-))) Thanks J :-))) |
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