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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Archaeologists uncover ‘Shakespeare’ doorway in Norfolk theatre

The top of a brick archway
The top of the 15th century archway uncovered behind a wall in St George's Guildhall, King's Lynn. Photograph: St George’s Guildhall/PA

A 600-year-old doorway that may have once led to William Shakespeare’s dressing room has been discovered in the UK’s oldest working theatre.

The archway was found in St George’s Guildhall, in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, during archaeological investigations at the theatre, triggered by curiosity about a “weird shape” in a wall.

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