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- The Stratford upon Avon Society
- People in story:Ìý
- Kate Higgins
- Location of story:Ìý
- Stratford
- Background to story:Ìý
- Civilian
- Article ID:Ìý
- A3907901
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- 17 April 2005
18 — Kate Higgins worked at the old timber-framed Shakespeare Hotel, and talks about its requisitioning during the War.
“ When it was handed back, they came to see it first of all, the four directors, when it was handed back, came and looked round it and it was very knocked about; you see, this lovely oak staircase that went up from the front door which of course they took away altogether, was all belted about, you can imagine with RAF personnel marching round and the directors didn’t feel that they could get it back to how they liked it …they said if we get a good offer we shall sell it. And they did, they had this offer from the Trust House.. Mr Higgins, on being told it was sold to Trust House, he said ‘My God.’
… I don’t think it’s the old Tudor house that it was.â€
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