William Shakespeare, Susanna Hall, and The Windmill Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: The Windmill says Welcome friends! I've been an inn for more than 350 years. While Will Shakespeare was writing his immortal plays some of his fellow townsmen were enjoying their favourite drink here. They must have enjoyed his company, too, for he lived only a hundred yards away and the home of his daughter, Susanna Hall, was round the corner in Old Town. The Welcome at the Windmill is as cordial now as it was in the poet's day.

The Windmill Inn has served as a local gathering spot since the 16th century, contemporaneous with William Shakespeare's residence in Stratford-upon-Avon, and near the home of his daughter Susanna Hall; it represents a link to the social life of Shakespearean England.