George Bernard Shaw Claimed

George Bernard Shaw, was born 26 July 1856 in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.  Shaw's Corner, in Ayot St Lawrence  was the home of the playwright from 1906 to his death in 1950.

Shaw chose to live here after seeing the tombstone in the churchyard to 'Mary Ann South. Born 1825. Died 1895.' The inscription goes on to note 'Her time was short', and the playwright reasoned that a parish which regarded 70 years as a brief lifespan was the right place in which to look forward to a long and fruitful life