Plaque

Shakespeare's house - Blackfriars

Erection date: 2013

Inscription

On 10th March 1613 William Shakespeare purchased lodgings in the Blackfriars gatehouse located near this site.
City of London

Site: Shakespeare's house - Blackfriars (1 memorial)

EC4, 7 St Andrew's Hill, 7

Various sources identify Shakespeare's house, the gatehouse, as having been on the site of what is now the Cockpit pub at this junction, rather than the building with the plaque.

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Shakespeare's house - Blackfriars

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William Shakespeare

Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the ...

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Shakespeare's house - Blackfriars

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Corporation of the City of London

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