Garrick Inn and Harvard House - Stratford Upon Avon

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On the left is the Garrick Inn, on the right is Harvard House.

The Garrick Inn is Grade II* listed. It is a public house built in 1596. It was heavily restored in 1912, replacing a 1800 brick front. It is timber-framed. It has three storeys. It is said that the plaque of 1564 started from this place, and has been an inn since 1718. The name was changed from the Greyhound to the Garrick in 1795, in honour of David Garrick, who did much to the towns tourist trade by his encouragement of Shakspeare.

Heritage Gateway - Garrick Inn

Harvard House is a Grade I listed building. It was a house, with the front dating from 1596, largely rebuilt after a fire in 1595. It was built by Thomas Rogers, grandfather of John Harvard, and it was the home of his mother Catherine Rogers. It is owned by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. It had rear extensions in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a timber-framed building. It has 2 storeys with and attic. It was restored by the novelist Marie Corelli, the work financed by Everard Morris of Chicago, and presented to Harvard University for use by students and visiting Americans.

Heritage Gateway - Harvard House

In 1995 Harvard House became the Museum of British Pewter, after the donation to the SBT of the Neish Pewter Collection.
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