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Colour transparency of Stratford-upon-Avon

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Box containing slides numbered 1-127 (nos. 17, 29, 35-36, 46 missing) recorded the building of the Shakespeare Centre (1-5) No. 14 Henley Street, 1961 (6-8) Demolition of No. 14 Henley Street, 1961 (9-21) Building work in progress, 1961-62 (22-38) Visit of Princess Alexandra to lay foundation stone, 1962 (39-51) Further building work, 1962-63 (52,56-59) Shakespeare's Birthday, 1963 (53) Henley Sreet, from Shakespeare Centre, 1963 (54) Guild Street, from Shakespeare Centre, 1963 (55) 38-40 Henley Street, 1963 (60-91) Further building work, 1963-64 (92-99,124-5) Shakespeare Centre; interior and exterior views (100-07) Opening ceremony, 1964 (108-11) Shakespeare's Birthday, 1964 (112-17) Visit of Duke of Edinburgh, 1964 (118-122) 43 Henley Street (Festival Office), 1964 (123) Crowds queuing at Post Office for commemoration stamps, 1964