Stratford-upon-Avon, commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, 91 miles (146 km) north-west of London, 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Birmingham and 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Warwick.
The town is the southern most point of the Arden area and the northern most point of the Cotswolds. It is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as the birthplace and gravesite of playwright and poet William Shakespeare. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
These amazing color photos were taken by
Glen Fairweather that show street scenes Stratford-upon-Avon in the 1960s.
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| American Fountain, Stratford upon Avon, 1965 |
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| Harvard House, High Street, Stratford upon Avon, 1960 |
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| Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, 1960 |
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| Shakespeare Hotel, Stratford upon Avon, 1962 |
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| Bridge Street, Stratford on Avon, 1963 |
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| Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford upon Avon, 1963 |
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| Bridge Street roundabout looking north up Union Street, Stratford upon Avon, 1964 |
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| Bridgefoot coach and car park, Stratford upon Avon, 1964 |
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| A Ford Anglia in Stratford upon Avon, 1965 |
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| American Fountain, Stratford upon Avon, 1965 |
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| American Fountain, Stratford upon Avon, 1965 |
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| White Swan Hotel, Stratford upon Avon, 1965 |
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| Rother Street, Stratford upon Avon, looking south from the clocktower, 1967 |
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| Alveston Manor Hotel, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| Bridge Street/High Street, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| Chapel Street, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| Clopton Bridge, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| River Avon, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| River Avon, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| River Avon, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| Shakespeare's Birthplace, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| Shakespeare's Birthplace, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| Shakespeare's Birthplace, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| The Falcon Pub, Chapel Street, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| The Old Tudor House, High Street, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| White Swan Hotel, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| White Swan Hotel, Stratford upon Avon, 1968 |
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| Shakespeare's Birthplace, Stratford on Avon, 1969 |
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| The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon looking towards Holy Trinity Church, circa 1960s |
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How I have seen Stratford change since the 1960s, used to go 2 or 3 times a year my relatives lived in Tiddington so I know Stratford upon Avon very well.
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