Behind the scenes: Arbour
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Today we’d like to show you what’s been going on with the listed arbour that runs along the south side of the knot garden.
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Behind the scenes: Knot Garden
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Today we’re going behind the scenes of the sunken Knot Garden.
Countdown to New Place GardensJames Leander Cathcart visits the Birthplace
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Norma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books. Meet James Cathcart, Tragedian.
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the VaultBehind the scenes: Greenwood Tree
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Today we reveal a tree that you may already have heard about, one that the gardeners won’t have to worry about too much… The Greenwood Tree!
Countdown to New PlaceBehind the scenes: Mulberry Tree
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The subject of today's reveal has seen an awful lot come and go at Shakespeare's New Place: Glyn is here to tell you about our beautiful mulberry tree!
Countdown to New PlaceBehind the scenes: Wild Bank
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The Wild Bank won’t look quite so wild when you arrive at New Place as it did when we first came to clear it over a year ago...
Countdown to New PlaceShakespeare’s will returns home
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Shakespeare's will returns to Stratford-upon-Avon for the first time in 400 years.
Paul Taylor Shakespeare documents Shakespeare's will ExhibitionBehind the scenes: Greg Wyatt Sculptures
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Today we celebrate a feature of Shakespeare’s New Place that has been literally under wraps for months while gardening and construction works have gone one: that’s right, say hello once more to the Gregg Wyatt sculptures!
Countdown to New PlaceBehind the scenes: Yew Walk
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Come wander back in time with us to find out more about the Yew Walk, a much beloved feature of the garden of Shakespeare’s New Place.
Countdown to New PlaceBehind the scenes: Shakespeare’s Chair and Desk
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The chair and desk at Shakespeare's New Place are not replicas, but are beautiful examples of craftsmanship, carved from wood and cast in bronze at The Foundry.
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