Elizabethan Village Explained
The Elizabethan Village was a tourist attraction at Bedfordale, Western Australia, created by British engineer Leo Fowler (1923–1992).[1] It was opened in 1977 by Sir Charles Court, the Premier of Western Australia.[2] In 1978 it was awarded the Sir David Brand Award for Tourism.[3]
It comprised facsimiles of several buildings from Stratford-upon-Avon including Shakespeare's Birthplace and Anne Hathaway's Cottage.[4]
some of the buildings are still in use as the Last Drop Elizabethan,[5] formerly Elizabethan Village Pub, Cobwebs restaurant and the Leo Fowler function centre.[6] [7]
The village is listed as a category D municipal heritage site by the Heritage Council of Western Australia.[8]
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Notes and References
- News: West Australia Daily News (West Australia) . Unveiled - A Piece of Olde England published. 15 September 1977.
- News: Schmitt. Hugh. His "fair house in another's land". 21 March 2017. Woman's Day. https://web.archive.org/web/20170322111534/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/'Woman's_Day'_Article_28-11-1977.jpg. 22 March 2017. 28 November 1977.
- Web site: Western Australia's Shakespeare's birthplace replica up for auction . Duke . Jennifer . 13 February 2015 . domain.com.au . 27 April 2017.
- News: Reavly. Morag. London and Stratford: Getting in on the act. 21 March 2017. The Telegraph. Travel. 16 Feb 2004. Visitors to Western Australia, can pay their respects in facsimiles of Shakespeare's Birthplace and Anne Hathaway's Cottage in the Elizabethan Village above Armadale, near Perth..
- Web site: Last Drop Elizabethan . 2022-04-25 .
- Web site: About the pub . Elizabethan Village Pub . 21 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150227162904/http://www.elizabethanpub.com.au/ . 2015-02-27 . dead .
- Web site: The Elizabethan Village Pub Review . Sarah . Warner . 2010 . Bars and Nightclubs . 2022-04-25 .
- Web site: Elizabethan Village. Heritage Council State Heritage Office. 23 March 2017.
