Description of the attraction
The Church of the Holy Trinity, located in the city of Stratford-upon-Avon, is also known as "Shakespeare's Church", because in it in 1564 he was baptized and in 1616 the famous English playwright and poet William Shakespeare was buried.
The city of Stratford was founded in Anglo-Saxon times, there was a Saxon monastery, and in 1210 a church was built in its place. This is the oldest building in Stratford. It stands on the banks of the Avon River, and a very picturesque view of the church opens up from the river.
It is the most visited parish church in England. First of all, people go here to Shakespeare's grave, but there are many more attractions in the church that are worth paying attention to. On the door of the altar part, you can see a knocker made in the 14th century. The altar section contains twenty-six misericords (seats), made in the 15th century and decorated with carvings with religious, secular and mythological images.
The church is decorated with large stained glass windows with images of English and biblical saints. Some stained glass windows have survived from the Middle Ages, surviving during the Reformation. In the Victorian era, a stone altar plate was found under the floor, also preserved from the pre-Reformation period.
The parish book has survived to this day, where there is information about the baptism and funeral of William Shakespeare. Now it is kept not in the church, but in the Shakespeare Foundation. Shakespeare himself attended church weekly when he lived in Stratford. A bust of the poet is installed in a niche over the poet's grave.
