Shaw's Corner
| Shaw's Corner | |
|---|---|
 The front of Shaw's Corner. | |
| Location | Ayot St Lawrence, near Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK |
| Built | Early 20th century |
| Architect | Smee, Mence & Houchin |
| Architectural style(s) | Arts and Crafts movement |
| Governing body | National Trust |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Shaw's Corner |
| Designated | 24 January 1967 |
| Reference no. | 1348110 |
Shaw's Corner was the primary residence of the renowned Irish playwright
Edwardian Arts and Crafts-influenced structure situated in the small village of Ayot St Lawrence, in Hertfordshire, England. It is 6 miles from Welwyn Garden City and 5 miles from Harpenden
.
Built as the new
rectory for the village during 1902, the house was the home of playwright George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950. It was designed by a local firm of architects, Smee, Mence & Houchin, and local materials were used in its construction.[1] The Church of England decided that the house was too large for the size of the parish, and let it instead. Shaw and his wife Charlotte Payne-Townshend relocated in 1906, and eventually bought the house and its land in 1920, paying £6,220. At the same time the garden was extended and Shaw bought land from his friend Apsley Cherry-Garrard
, bringing the total to 1.4 hectares (3.5 acres).
Shaw is known to have written many of his major works in a secluded, home-built revolving hut located at the bottom of his garden.capital".[3]
After Shaw's and his wife's deaths, their ashes were taken to Shaw's Corner, mixed and then scattered along footpaths and around the statue of Saint Joan in their garden.[4] In 1967 the house was designated a Grade II* listed building.[5]
Gallery
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Shaw's Corner from the garden -
Shaw's writing hut -
Shaw's study -
Another view of Shaw's study -
Garden
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References
- ^ Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire - Shaw's Corner House of George Bernard Shaw The Astoft Collection of Buildings of England, 2006. Accessed 2012
- ^ ISBN 1-57912-151-9.
- ^ "BBC". BBC News. 30 December 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ Holyroyd, p. 515.
- ^ Historic England. "Shaw's Corner (Grade II*) (1348110)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shaw's Corner.
- Shaw's Corner - official site at National Trust
- Collection of Shaw's Corner - the art and object collections of Shaw's Corner