Inscription:
THE HOUSE IN WHICH SHAKESPERE WAS BORN / STRATFORD-UPON-AVON / PURCHASED BY THE FATHER OF THE POET / IN 1564 (WITH EXTENSIVE GROUNDS) FOR L.40 / BECAME NATIONAL PROPERTY FOR L3000. RAISED BY SUBSCRIP—/TION.SEP.16.1847.
Design:
view of Shakespeare's house and birthplace; inscription in exergue