The glovemaker

William Shakespeare's father John was an affluent glovemaker. We enjoyed this room in the house where William was born, showing some examples of leather gloves as they would have looked in Shakespeare's time. A fascinating visit, with the volunteers sharing stories of life in the 1500's.

[Beryl Lloyd]

What a wonderful visit Judith , love the gloves on display , and I am sure the stories of the 1500's very entertaining!

[Margaret Brown]

A super display and insight into the past

[Taffy]

Beautiful display and interesting to learn.

[wendy frost]

Beautiful gloves with intricate embroidery and made with soft kid amazing they have survived for so long.

[Monica]

Beautiful - they must take such a lot of work!

[carol white]

A lovely display of these ornate gloves 🧤

[Joan Robillard]

Lovely

[Pat Knowles]

As this rolled up I thought…Judith! Just the sort of thing you would enjoy looking at & it’s a fantastic array of beautiful gloves.

[Bill Davidson]

Very elaborate….

[Dawn]

How lovely to see

[Phil Howcroft]

a nice bit of history in this shot Judith

[bkb in the city]

A great piece of history

[Carole Sandford]

They are very elaborate!

[Islandgirl]

Wow interesting work!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Exquisite

[Diana]

they are stunning, that must have been such an interesting visit!

[Issi Bannerman]

Wow, such beautiful gloves!

[haskar]

Beautiful display and interesting handwork,

[Brian]

Beautiful POV. fav

[Dione Giorgio]

Very interesting. And a beautiful shot. I don't remember seeing them when we visited many years ago.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

They are very impressive looking.

[Fisher Family]

A lovely shot of the beautiful workmanship in these gloves!

Ian