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Shrewsbury Castle, c.1778 Shrewsbury Castle viewed from Laura's Tower. A castle was ordered on the site by William I c. 1067 but it was greatly extended under Roger de Montgomery circa 1070 as a base for operations into Wales, an administrative centre and as a defensive fortification for the town, which was otherwise protected by the loop of the river. [1]
The site on which the current building stands had previously been occupied by a 16th-century mansion known as Castle Gates House, which was dismantled and moved to a new location near Shrewsbury Castle. [1] [3] The current building, which was designed for Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford, was completed in 1696. [1]
As Sheriff of the county, William was also castellan of Shrewsbury Castle. In 1138, he joined in the revolt against Stephen and garrisoned the castle against the king. After resisting the attacks of the royal army for a month, [2] he fled with his family in August 1138, leaving the castle to be defended by his uncle, Ernulf de Hesdin. When the ...
Shrewsbury Library is housed in a Grade I listed [1] building situated on Castle Gates near Shrewsbury Castle. The site was the home of Shrewsbury School from 1550 until 1882. The buildings were handed over to the town in 1882 and a free library and museum were opened by the Corporation of Shrewsbury utilizing the building in 1885.
The Shrewsbury Ground Round, run for years by restaurateur Bob Bonin, closed for good in 2004, after a 20-year run. The Ground Round chain once numbered more than 200 locations. The Ground Round ...
Roger de Montgomery, a relative of William the Conqueror, was created first Earl of Shrewsbury, and in 1074 began building a castle where the present Shrewsbury Castle is now, [8] as well as founding the Abbey (1083). The castle was built on a defensive site occupying the only land entry into Shrewsbury, the rest of the town being enclosed by a ...
The dining and retail complex was built along with a new 502-room hotel tower expansion at the Tropicana and a parking garage. With a total construction cost of $280 million, The Quarter officially opened on November 23, 2004. In 2015, Tropicana added more shops into the Quarter.
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