Archaeologists have now uncovered the kitchen area of New Place, Shakespeare's home for twenty years
Dr Paul Edmondson, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s Head of Research and Knowledge, said: “Finding Shakespeare’s ‘kitchen’ proved to be a vital piece of evidence in our understanding of New Place.
“Once we had uncovered the family’s oven we were able to understand how the rest of the house fitted around it.
“The discovery of the cooking areas, brew house, pantry and cold storage pit, combined with the scale of the house, all point to New Place as a working home as well as a house of high social status.”
Julie Crawshaw, Project Manager of Shakespeare’s New Place, said: “The Trust knows just how powerful this site is, not just because of what will be seen above the ground, but also because of the history which lies underneath.
“This will be shared in our exciting re-telling of New Place, where visitors will be able to discover Shakespeare on the very ground where his family home stood, imagined through specially commissioned, extraordinary art works, creative landscaping.”
The site is on track to open in Summer 2016 as part of the celebrations to mark 400 years since the famous playwright’s death.
The £5.25m project is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic England and through public donations.
