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Ward's "Plan of Stratford upon Avon"

Description

A printed copy of the 'Plan of Stratford upon Avon', showing the bounds of the Borough. This is not dated and no surveyor is listed, but the plan is published by J. Ward.

The plan includes a numbered key to buildings and sites judged to be of interest, including:

1 Shakespeare's Birthplace
2 Market Cross
3 Shakespeare Cross
4 Site of New Place
5 Chapel
6 Vicarage
7 Guild Hall School
8 Alms Houses
9 Holy Trinity Church
10 Site of College
11 Site of Amphitheatre
12 Monumental Pillar
13 Meeting House
14 Local Militia Store
15 Poor House
16 Post Office
17 Kennels of Lord Middleton's Fox Hounds

A compass rose (direction symbol) and scale bar are displayed, the scale being given in chains.

Also included is a photocopy of the same plan, marked in ink 'From Wheler's Guide 1814 (enlarged)'.

Custodial History

Collected by Paul Morgan and included in his Ephemera collection, under Maps and Plans