Shakespeare Memorial Window, detail, 1954, depicting Hamlet holding the skull of Yorick, from the Tragedies window, by Christopher Webb, 1866–1966, in the South aisle of the choir of Southwark Cathedral, or the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, at London Bridge, Southwark, London, England, UK. The windows commemorate playwright William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, who lived in Southwark, and replaced the original window destroyed in the Second World War. Below it is an alabaster figure of Shakespeare, 1912, by Henry McCarthy, 1839-1917. The original priory church was begun here in 1106 and parts of the Gothic building built 1220-1420 remain, although the church was altered until the 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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