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Mountfields is an area in Shrewsbury, England, just north of the Welsh Bridge. History [ edit ] Historically famous for pubs and brothels frequented by barge pullers after being paid on Frankwell Quay, [1] Mountfields is now better known as the location of Shrewsbury's Theatre Severn.
The arch was excavated during the construction of Theatre Severn in the late 2000s [4] [5] and is preserved within its foundations. Saint George is the patron saint of England . It is also given to the ( CofE ) church in Frankwell, which is within walking distance of the Welsh Bridge/site of St George's Bridge.
Shrewsbury (/ ˈ ʃ r oʊ z b ər i / ⓘ SHROHZ-bər-ee, also / ˈ ʃ r uː z-/ ⓘ SHROOZ-) [1] [2] is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Shropshire, England.It is sited on the River Severn, 33 miles (53 km) northwest of Wolverhampton, 15 miles (24 km) west of Telford, 31 miles (50 km) southeast of Wrexham and 53 miles (85 km) north of Hereford.
Frankwell was highly prosperous in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. 4-7 Frankwell is an imposing building with ground-floor shops and first- and second- floor workshops above, built in about 1590. 113-14 Frankwell, built around 1620, remains a splendid and imposing half-timbered building.
The first Shrewsbury festival was held in 2006, but it was a direct successor to the Bridgnorth Folk Festival, which was first held in 1997. The 2006 Shrewsbury event was staged at The Quarry, but in 2007 a move was made to the larger West Midlands Showground, where all subsequent festivals have been held.
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The English Bridge is a masonry arch viaduct, crossing the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The present bridge is a 1926 rebuilding and widening (re-using the original masonry) of John Gwynn's design, completed in 1774. A bridge is known to have stood at this spot since at least Norman times. Historically, it was known as the "Stone Bridge".
English: Photograph of 5-9 Severn Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Date: 16 May 2014, 14:34:43: ... Stephen Richards / 5-8 Severn Street, Shrewsbury Stephen ...