1 Archaeological desk-based assessment was carried out as the first stage of modern work at this site, undertaken between 2009 and 2012. The timber-framed building was constructed c. 1483 as ...
The site of New Place, as recorded in documentary sources. Constructed c.1483, it was purchased by Shakespeare in 1597 and he lived there until his death in 1616. The origi nal timber-framed house was pulled down and rebuilt in 1702 in brick, only to be razed to the ground in 1759. The site has been the subsequently of antiquarian, archaeological and literary interest throughout the 19th century.