Research output per year
Research output per year
Project Details
Description
An ten year programme of archaeological survey, tree ring dating and historical research project which has informed a £1.4 million HLF funded project to open up Shakespeare's Guildhall to the public. A potential REF impact case study.
Layman's description
An archaeological and historical study of 'Shakespeare's Guildhall', the Guildhall and Guild Chapel of the Holy Cross, Stratford upon Avon.
Key findings
Shakespeare's school
The oldest purpose-built timber-framed schoolhouse in the UK (the precursor of Shakespeare's school)
New medieval wall paintings in the Guildhall Stratford-upon-Avon
Innovative use of digital modelling to interpret medieval wall paintings
Opening up of Shakespeare's school to the public
The oldest purpose-built timber-framed schoolhouse in the UK (the precursor of Shakespeare's school)
New medieval wall paintings in the Guildhall Stratford-upon-Avon
Innovative use of digital modelling to interpret medieval wall paintings
Opening up of Shakespeare's school to the public
| Short title | Shakespeare's Guildhall |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Effective start/end date | 2/04/07 → … |
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Time and place in Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon
Giles, K. F., 4 May 2019, (Accepted/In press) Early Modern Histories of Time: The Periodizations of Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England. Poole, K. & Williams, O. (eds.). Philadelphia: University of PennsylvaniaResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Digital Creativity and the Wall Paintings of 'Shakespeare's Guildhall', Stratford-upon-Avon
Giles, K. F., 5 Jun 2017, In: Internet Archaeology. 44Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Public Buildings in Early Modern Europe
Giles, K. F., 13 Sept 2016, The Routledge Handbook of Material Culture in Early Modern Europe. Richardson, C., Hamling, T. & Gaimster, D. (eds.). Routledge, p. 98 114 p. (Routledge History Handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Heritage Networks: Historic Monuments and Current Challenges
Kate Giles (Advisor) & Sarah Kerr (Organiser)
21 Mar 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar/workshop/course
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Surveying Shakespeare's Guildhall: a public building in pre modern England
Kate Giles (Invited speaker)
29 Nov 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Memorandum of Understanding Stratford upon Avon Town Trust
Kate Giles (Advisor)
6 Nov 2018Activity: Other › Collaboration