A plaque was unveiled in central London on Thursday marking the place where William Shakespeare lodged in the city, in time for the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death.
A plaque was unveiled in central London on Thursday marking the place where William Shakespeare lodged in the city, in time for the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death.
Actress Fiona Shaw read out Shakespeare’s Sonnet 55, while hand bell ringers and a children’s choir gave performances. “Shakes-peare had lodgings near here in 1604, at the house of Christopher and Mary Mountjoy”, the blue plaque reads. The plaque has been installed on a low brick wall in Noble Street, by remains of the Roman wall surrounding the City of London, and among its modern concrete and glass towers.
It was unveiled by David Wootton, former Lord Mayor of the city.
The 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death on Saturday will be marked in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon, central England.
