Stratford - Shakespeare's Tomb

An avenue of lime trees leads to the parish church of Holy Trinity, in which Shakespeare is buried. This Gothic construction dates back to the 13th century, but has been considerably altered. The writer's tomb lies in the chancel between the pulpit and the high altar and is marked by a stone bearing Shakespeare's inscription:

"Good friend for Jesus sake forebeare, to digg the dust enclosed heare. Bleste be ye man y'spares the stones and curst be he y'moves my bones."

On the wall above the grave is a monument to Shakespeare, set up before 1623, probably the work of the Flemish sculptor Johnson (Geraert Janssen). Close by are the graves of his wife, Anne Hathaway, his daughter, Susanna Hall, his son-in-law, John Hall, and of