Shaw’s Corner

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Shaw’s Corner is the former country home of playwright George Bernard Shaw, now preserved as a museum in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic house museum
literary museum
associatedWith George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED
category Biographical museums in the United Kingdom
Historic house museums in Hertfordshire
Houses in Hertfordshire
Literary museums in England
country United Kingdom
dedicatedTo life of George Bernard Shaw
works of George Bernard Shaw
formerResidenceOf George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalStyle Edwardian period domestic architecture
hasCollectionType biographical
literary
hasCulturalSignificance important site for study of George Bernard Shaw’s life
hasFeature garden
library
study
writing hut
hasFunction museum
tourist attraction
hasVisitorAccess guided tours
house museum exhibits
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building
locatedIn Ayot St Lawrence NERFINISHED
England
Hertfordshire
United Kingdom
nearestSettlement Ayot St Lawrence NERFINISHED
notableFor Shaw’s writing hut in the garden
original furnishings of George Bernard Shaw
preservation of George Bernard Shaw’s study
openToPublic true
operatedBy National Trust NERFINISHED
ownedBy National Trust
region East of England
significantPeriod early 20th century
usedAsResidenceUntil 1950

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Ayot St Lawrence hasAttraction Shaw’s Corner
Ayot St Lawrence hasBuilding Shaw’s Corner