Editing Stratford-upon-Avon (section)

===Waterside and Southern Lane===
This area of Stratford, which runs from the foot of Bridge Street to [[Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon|Holy Trinity Church]] and leads directly off Sheep Street and Chapel Lane, runs alongside the [[River Avon, Warwickshire|River Avon]] and offers access to the [[Waterside Theatre]] and all areas of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The Bancroft Gardens<ref>Formerly the ''Bank Croft'', a piece of common land by the river used as pasture: {{cite book|last1=Lee|first1=Sydney|title=Stratford-on-Avon: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Shakespeare|date=1890|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1108048187|page=126}}</ref> and river area is a very popular place for people watching, enjoying picnics and river activities. Bancroft Gardens also features [[the Gower Monument]], a bronze statue of William Shakespeare flanked by four of his most popular character. In the summer the River Avon is busy with rowing boats, motor boats and river cruises. The [[Stratford-upon-Avon Canal]] is busy with colourful [[narrowboat]]s passing through or mooring up in the canal basin. There are often jugglers, fire-eaters and magicians entertaining the public on the lawns.

On the edge of the gardens is a water fountain, known as the Swan Fountain. It was unveiled in 1996 by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] to recognise that Stratford has been a [[market town]] since 1196. It is from here the Stratford Town Walk meet every day (even Christmas Day), to offer a guided walking tour of the town. The tour passes the Shakespeare houses, Royal Shakespeare Theatre's, 15th-century [[timber-framed]] buildings, William Shakespeare's school and visits [[Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon|Holy Trinity Church]] where Shakespeare was baptised and is buried. Waterside is also the location of [[The Dirty Duck, Stratford-upon-Avon|The Dirty Duck]] pub which is frequented by actors from the nearby [[Royal Shakespeare Company|RSC]] theatres, theatre critics and theatregoers.<ref name="Telegraph_DirtyDuck">{{cite web|last1=Arnot|first1=Chris|title=UK Pub Guide: The Dirty Duck, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/3335830/Warwickshire-Pub-Guide-The-Dirty-Duck-Stratford-upon-Avon.html|website=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=23 December 2006|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref>