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LAMBS RESTAURANT |
Modern cuisine in an authentic Tudor setting.
OPENING TIMES
MONDAY
Lunch CLOSED
Dinner 5pm - 10pm
TUESDAY – SATURDAY
Lunch 12pm – 2pm
Dinner 5pm – 10pm
SUNDAY
Lunch 12pm – 2pm
Dinner CLOSED
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| No12 SHEEP STREET |
12 Sheep Street is one of the oldest buildings in Stratford. It dates from the early sixteenth century, probably the reign of Henry VIII, before Shakespeare's father was a boy. No.12, along with No.s 10 and 11, was originally one house. Timber-framed in the traditional style it still retains many original features: the window on the over-hanging storey is the most noteworthy - as are all the main beams in this area of the building. In the loft the wattle and daub in-filling between the timbers can still be seen.
It seems likely that the building once formed a part of the properties belonging to the Shakespeare Hotel. Known as 'The Shades', it was probably the quarters of the coachmen and servants, who could enjoy a tipple from the cellar (still extant almost 500 years later), while resting in front of the fire. Indeed the room known as the 'Hayloft' was raised two feet to enable coaches and haywains to pass beneath.
The 'Hayloft' was later used as a paint shop for a wheelwright - the timber-framing is still coated with layers of paint accumulated as the brushes were cleaned. Subsequently the building was used by amongst others a milliner, a wood carver and a glazier.
In 1913 the neices of Lewis Carroll, author of 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Alice Through the Looking-Glass', opened No.12 as a Teashop. Twenty years later, in 1933, the house reverted briefly to private occupancy, since then, however, it has been in continuous use as a cakeshop, tearoom and now a restaurant.
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