At one time the pub was owned by Thomas and John Shakespeare, who liked to think they were related to the man himself. The statue dates back to about 1910 and lost a hand to a WW2 bomb.
W1, Carnaby Street, Shakespeare's Head pub
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Shakespeare's Head
Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the ...
This bust is a 20th-century replica after G. B. Comolli, 19th century.
The three central first floor windows of the Strand Block of Somerset House are each topped, below their pediment, with a relief portrait...
The roundels on the north, river-facing, frontage are occupied by, left to right: Anson, Drake, Cook, Howard, Blake, Benbow, Sandwich, Ro...
The building is Grade II listed, a terrace of Bath stone buildings incorporating gateway to Dean's Yard. 1853-54 by Sir George Gilbert Sc...
This building, 1896, designed by Ewan Christian, has 18 busts contained in medallions around the top of the facades. Starting at the east...
