In the care of the National Trust and open to the public, Shaw's Corner was the home of Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw. In the grounds is the rotating writing hut where Shaw wrote most of his plays after moving there in 1906.
For further details see the website nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/essex-bedfordshire-hertfordshire/shaws-corner

David Bavin-Hobbs

June 29, 2022

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Home and final resting place of Irish Playwright and poet George Bernard Shaw. Apparently he wrote in a homemade revolving hut at the bottom of the garden.

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July 25, 2022

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Steep hill so be prepared

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