15 moments

1. Birth at 3 Upper Synge Street

   1856-07-26 · 3 Upper Synge Street, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland

   

   Shaw was born in the Portobello district of Dublin, beginning a life that would later connect Irish, British, and international literary and political worlds. Coordinates are a representative point for the documented birth-house address.

2. Family home on Hatch Street

   1862-01-01 · 1 Hatch Street, Dublin, Ireland

   As a child, Shaw lived in a shared household with his family and George John Lee in central Dublin.

3. Junior clerk in Dublin

   1871-10-01 · Dublin, Ireland

   After leaving school, Shaw began work in Dublin as a junior clerk for a land-agency firm, eventually becoming its head cashier. The firm address is not specified; coordinates mark central Dublin.

4. Residence in South Kensington

   1876-01-01 · South Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom

   In his early London years, Shaw lived in his mother's South Kensington house while trying to establish himself as a writer. The source places this residence in Shaw's early London period; only year precision is defensible.

5. Move to England

   1876-03-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

   Shaw left Ireland for England to join his mother and sister after learning of his sister Agnes's fatal illness; he thereafter made London his principal base. The cited text establishes England but not his precise arrival address; coordinates mark London, where he joined his family.

6. Henry George meeting at Memorial Hall

   1882-09-05 · Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, London, England, United Kingdom

   

   Shaw attended Henry George's address, an important point in his developing interest in economics and socialism. Memorial Hall was demolished; coordinates are a representative point on Farringdon Street.

7. Fabian delegate at Bradford conference

   1893-01-01 · Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

   

   As a Fabian delegate, Shaw participated in the conference that founded the Independent Labour Party and successfully pressed for taxation resolutions. The conference venue is not specified; coordinates mark central Bradford.

8. Marriage to Charlotte Payne-Townshend

   1898-06-01 · Register Office, Covent Garden, London, England, United Kingdom

   Shaw married Charlotte Payne-Townshend in a civil ceremony after she had nursed him during a period of ill health. The historic register-office building is not specified; coordinates mark Covent Garden.

9. Home at Shaw's Corner

   1906-01-01 · Shaw's Corner, Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

   

   Shaw and Charlotte relocated to Shaw's Corner, which became his principal country residence and the place where he wrote many major works. The linked source identifies Shaw's Corner as their 1906 destination and gives these exact site coordinates.

10. Western Front battlefield visit

    1917-01-01 · Western Front, France and Belgium

    

    During the First World War, Shaw visited Western Front battlefields at Field Marshal Haig's invitation and produced a substantial report on soldiers' lives. The source dates the visit only to early 1917 and does not identify a single battlefield; coordinates are a representative Western Front point.

11. Meeting Michael Collins in Dublin

    1922-08-01 · Dublin, Ireland

    

    During the Irish Civil War, Shaw returned to Dublin and met Michael Collins, head of the Irish Free State's Provisional Government. The meeting venue is not specified; coordinates mark central Dublin.

12. Lecture at the Metropolitan Opera House

    1933-01-01 · Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, New York, United States

    

    On the same American journey, Shaw visited New York and lectured to a full audience at the Metropolitan Opera House. The source places this visit in the 1933 American leg of Shaw's world tour; it does not provide a more precise date.

13. Arrival in San Francisco

    1933-03-01 · San Francisco, California, United States

    

    On a round-the-world cruise with Charlotte, Shaw arrived in San Francisco for his first visit to the United States.

14. New Zealand radio address

    1934-04-12 · Wellington, New Zealand

    During his New Zealand tour, Shaw gave a radio address in Wellington that reached a nationwide and trans-Tasman audience. Coordinates mark central Wellington; the cited Archives New Zealand record states that he delivered the address there during the tour.

15. Death at Shaw's Corner

    1950-11-02 · Shaw's Corner, Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    

    Shaw died at Ayot St Lawrence after injuries from a fall while pruning a tree led to renal failure. Coordinates identify Shaw's Corner, his long-term residence in Ayot St Lawrence.