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Stratford-upon-Avon in the 1960s Through Amazing Color Photos

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.

American Fountain, Stratford upon Avon, 1965
Harvard House, High Street, Stratford upon Avon, 1960
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, 1960
Shakespeare Hotel, Stratford upon Avon, 1962
Bridge Street, Stratford on Avon, 1963
Shakespeare’s birthplace, Stratford upon Avon, 1963
Bridge Street roundabout looking north up Union Street, Stratford upon Avon, 1964
Bridgefoot coach and car park, Stratford upon Avon, 1964
A Ford Anglia in Stratford upon Avon, 1965
American Fountain, Stratford upon Avon, 1965
American Fountain, Stratford upon Avon, 1965
White Swan Hotel, Stratford upon Avon, 1965
Rother Street, Stratford upon Avon, looking south from the clocktower, 1967
Alveston Manor Hotel, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
Bridge Street/High Street, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
Chapel Street, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
Clopton Bridge, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
River Avon, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
River Avon, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
River Avon, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
The Falcon Pub, Chapel Street, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
The Old Tudor House, High Street, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
White Swan Hotel, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
White Swan Hotel, Stratford upon Avon, 1968
Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford on Avon, 1969
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon looking towards Holy Trinity Church, circa 1960s