Books about the Institutions of Stratford
SHAKESPEARE PRESS: The memoir of Gerald Jaggard
Andy Jaggard
Shakespeare Press, 2023, 315pp
The completion of an unfinished memoir, being the colourful story of the Shakespeare Bookshop at No. 4 Sheep Street (now The Vintner) and two generations of owners: first Captain William Jaggard and then his son Gerald.
The Story of the Shakespeare Club of Stratford-upon-Avon 1824-2016
Susan Brock and Sylvia Morris
Shakespeare Club, 2016, 164pp
The oldest Shakespeare Club in the world, responsible for many improvements in Holy Trinity Church in the 19th century, and for initiating the Shakespeare birthday parade
Stratford's Reluctant Charities: The story of the Guild and College estates
Richard Eggington
Stratford Town Trust, 2013, 56pp
Tracing the evolution of the charitable estates of the Guild of the Holy Cross and the College of Priests since medieval times to the present-day Town Trust
King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare's School
Richard Pearson
Gresham Books, 2008, 410pp
Origins and development of KES School and its growth over the past 150 years
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: A personal memoir
Levi Fox
Jarrold, 1997, 358pp
Written by the Director of the SBT from 1945 to 1989 who made a huge contribution to the study of the history of the town
A History of Stratford Mop Fair
Nicholas Fogg
Bob Wilson & Sons, 1996, 24pp
Published to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Stratford's first charter
An Illustrated History of the Stratford upon Avon Choral Society
Diana M. Brownhill
Bloomfield, 1985, 201pp
A celebration of the first 150 years 1836-1986
A Triumph of Hope: The story of the National Farmers Union
Victor Head
National Farmers Union, 1985, 125pp
History of the NFU since its foundation in 1910 to provide general insurance for rural communities, long activity in Church Street, and move in the 1980s to a new building in Tiddington
Flashback: A pictorial history of the Royal Shakespeare Company 1879-1979
Micheline Steinberg
RSC Publications, 1985, 126pp
Richly illustrated history of RSC productions and actors over a century since the opening of the first Memorial Theatre
The Figure of the House
John Bott
Royal Shakespeare Company / Herald Press, 1974, 48pp
Profusely illustrated booklet about the rebuilding of the theatre in a very different style after the disastrous fire in 1926.
The Story of Methodism in Stratford-upon-Avon
J. S. M. Hooper
Herald Press, 1962, 32pp
Looking back at how Methodism had developed in Stratford since 1819, to mark the building of the new church in Old Town.
Stratford Mosaic: The Shakespeare Club and A Medley of Memories
Gerald Jaggard
Christopher Johnson, 1960, 176pp
Delightful miscellany of anecdotes, poems and reflections on life in Stratford
