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Town Walls Tower (officially Wingfield's Tower) is the last remaining medieval watchtower belonging to the former town walls of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK.The fortified structure, which was finished in the 14th century, was used to observe the land south of the town and across River Severn.
The Watch Tower in Town Walls is in sandstone, and has three storeys and a square plan. There is a doorway in the projecting ground floor, and another doorway in the middle floor with a moulded arched head. The tower contains arrow slits, other small openings, and has an embattled parapet. A length of the town walls adjoins to the left. [12 ...
The oldest substantial surviving buildings in the town are Shrewsbury Castle and Shrewsbury Abbey, together with a number of churches and the town walls. The town flourished commercially during the 13th century, mainly from the wool trade, and a number of friaries were founded. Two major bridges were built, the Welsh Bridge at the north of the ...
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]
Model of Worcester city walls as they were in 1250, viewed from the north, based on archaeological and historical data available in 2000. Model of Caernarfon showing the town walls and Caernarfon Castle (right) shortly after their completion in the 13th century, as viewed from the west Model of Conwy showing the town walls and Conwy Castle (right) after completion in the 13th century This list ...
Shrewsbury railway station; T. Town Walls Tower This page was last edited on 26 October 2013, at 15:21 (UTC). Text ...
SHREWSBURY ― Public Schools Superintendent Joseph M. Sawyer topped the list of the highest-paid employees on the town payroll in 2023. Sawyer had gross earnings of $257,959.50 including $241,088 ...
The oldest substantial surviving buildings in the town are Shrewsbury Castle and Shrewsbury Abbey, together with a number of churches and the town walls. The town flourished commercially during the 13th century, mainly from the wool trade, and a number of friaries were founded. Two major bridges were built, the Welsh Bridge at the north of the ...