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Montford Bridge to commemorate the 250th anniversary of his birth Thomas Telford (1757 - 1834) First President. The first bridge designed and built by Thomas Telford and opened on Lady Day 1792, following his appointment as County Surveyor of Public Works, Shropshire, 1787
North end of Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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The Drapers Hall The Guild of Shrewsbury Drapers has been meeting on this site since 1485. This Guildhall was built between 1576 and 1580. The company prospered in the Welsh cloth trade and dominated the life of the town from the 1550s until 1700. This plaque commemorates the restoration of this building in 1993 by the Drapers Company, London.
St. Mary's Place, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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To the memory of Charles Robert Darwin author of "The Origin Of The Species" born in Shrewsbury, February 12th 1809. In early life a member and constant worshipper in this church. Died April 19th 1882
Shrewsbury Unitarian Church, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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Charles Darwin 1809-1882. Charles Darwin was born in this house on 12th February 1809
The Mount House, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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Castle Gates Library Founded by Edward VI in 1552, Shrewsbury School occupied this site until 1882. The stone buildings were built 1594-1630. Sir Philip Sidney, Judge Jeffreys and Charles Darwin were educated here. Re-opened as a library in 1983 after complete renovation. This plaque commemorates the 60th anniversary in 1986 of The Rotary Club of Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Library - School Gardens, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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This shop occupies the site of a building were Pailin first made the unique Shrewsbury Cakes to his original recipe in the year 1760 'Oh! Pailin. Prince of Cake Compounders The mouth liquefies at the very name. But there -' see Ingoldshy Legends
Country Linens & Interiors - 16 Castle Street, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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? tone wall of No. 3 St. John's Hill exposed to ? repairs to the end wall in 1982, was probably part of the cellar wall separating No. 3 from an adjacent building. The stone may have been taken from the Dingle, the site of a quarry used to supply the construction of part of the town walls. Opposite stood Charlton Hall, an important thirteenth century stone building. By the late eighteenth century the area had undergone significant changes and ground levels had been lowered. The end wall seen above was originally part of the timber-framed building that once stood on the open yard. [full inscription unknown]
3 St John's Hill, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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1 Old St Chad's Here stood the mediaeval church of St Chad, of which only the Lady Chapel remains.
Old St Chad's - Princess Street, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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St. Chad's Parish Church (Founded by Offa, King of Mercia, circa 780 AD.) St. Chad's was built 1790 - 1792, following the collapse of the older church in 1788. Its architect was George Steuart, who also designed Attingham Park and All Saints' Church, Wellington. The site and plan caused much local controversy as churches with circular naves were unfamiliar in England, and because part of the Town Walls and a Tower had to be demolished. The church is built of Grinshill stone, quarried near Shrewsbury, and incorporates Classical Greek features fashionable at the time. St. Chad's has thirteen bells, the most in Shropshire. It is the Civic church for Shrewsbury and houses standards of local regiments. The churchyard featured in the film 'Christmas Carol' in 1984 and was restored as a woodland / wildlife garden in 1985.
St Chad's Church - Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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The Old Parsonage or Manse This house, built 1689 for a Shrewsbury Draper's family stands on the site of one clearly shown on the Burleigh map of 1575, which it probably incorporates. When the new King George I gave his protection to the Unitarian Church in the High Street after its destruction in 1715, this house also became the Minister's manse until the 1920s as well as the church's school to provide non-Trinitarian education. Charles Darwin along with his sister were pupils here in 1817 under the Reverend Augustus Chase before he went on to The Schools, Shrewsbury (now the Library). The poet S.T. Coleridge, through staying with Hazlitt in Wem, was associated with the house when a candidate for the ministry here, only to be granted a pension to pursue his radical politics and philosophy by the then patron Josiah Wedgwood, Darwin's grandfather. Religious mobs damaged the house several times during the 1700s. It received the award of the Shrewsbury Civic Society for its restoration in the early 1950s.
13 Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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The Lion. Dating from before 1618, the premier coaching on the London-Holyhead route. Famous visitors include Charles Dickens, Paganini, William IV, Jenny Lind, D'Quincy, Madame Tussaud, Disraeli. Particular features of note include Adam Ballroom & Tapestry Lounge
Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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Rowleys House & Mansion. William Rowley of Worsfield near Bridgnorth established himself as a draper and brewer in the timber framed building in the reign of Elizabeth I. In 1618, having become prosperous, he built the attached mansion, the first brick house in the town
Barker Street, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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The Golden Cross An ale house for over 500 years it was a meeting place for Royalists in the Civil War until Shrewsbury was taken by Parliamentarian troops in 1646. Was also sacristy to old church of St.Chad opposite which collapsed in 1788
14 Princess Street, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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The River Severn The English Bridge was built 1768-1774 on the site of a much older bridge which used to have houses on it. In 1925 it was rebuilt reusing every sound stone, widened and its gradient reduced. It was opened on August 13 1927 by Her Majesty Queen Mary. The Wakeman Grammar School was built in 1936-38 on the site of the demolished Carlines House. It was originally a Technical College and was attended by Wiflred Owen one of the finest poets of World War I. The United Reform Church with its impressive tower, to the right of the bridge, was built in 1863 and was designed by G. Bidlake. The Abbey Church of St. Peter and St. Paul was founded by Roger de Montgomery Norman Earl of Shrewsbury for the Benedictines in 1083. It was originally over 100 yards in length and the monastic buildings spread over a wide area to the south. In 1836 the present main road, planned by Thomas Telford, was taken through the remains of the Refectory buildings isolating the very fine early 14th century stone pulpit which now stands in its own gardens on the opposite side of the road. The confluence of the Rea-Brook is to the right of the bridge.
English Bridge - Marine Terrace, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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Daniel Kawczynski 20th October 2021 Voted to allow raw sewage to be dumped in this river. Shameful.
, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
Let this small Monument record the name of Cadman, and to future time proclaim How by'n attempt to fly from this high spire across the Sabrine stream he did acquire His fatal end. 'Twas not for want of skill Or courage to perform the task he fell, No, no, a faulty Cord being drawn too tight Hurried his Soul on high to take her flight Which bid the Body here beneath good Night Feb.ry 2nd 1739 aged 28
St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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The Rev. John Wesley, A.M. Founder of Methodism, preached in this house on his first visit to Shrewsbury. March 16th 1761.
Wesley House, 1 Fish Street, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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Quarry Lodge Percy Thrower MBE, VMH Born 30th January 1913 Died 18th March 1988 Lived here in Quarry Lodge from January 1946 until April 1974 while Parks Superintendent for Shrewsbury Borough Council This plaque was erected by Shropshire Horticultural Society in January 2013 to commemorate the 125th Shrewsbury Flower Show
Quarry Lodge - The Quarry, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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The Market Hall Built by the Town of Shrewsbury in 1595 - 1596. The ground floor was used as the corn market. The upper room was used by the Shrewsbury Drapers for the purchase of Woollen cloths brought on ponies from North Wales. This plaque commemorates the 60th anniversary in 1986 of The Rotary Club of Shrewsbury
The Old Market Hall - The Square, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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Shrewsbury Abbey Station Terminus of the 'Potts' Railway (1866-80), Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Light Railway (1933-33) and War Department lines (1940-60)
192A Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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