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The Quarry is the main recreational park in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. The park was created in 1719 and encompasses 29 acres. [2] It is listed Grade II in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens. [3] With a location within easy walking distance of Shrewsbury town centre, Shrewsbury Sixth Form College and ...
The labours of Hercules. The statue of Hercules - a lead copy of the famous Farnese Hercules - dates from the early 18th Century and is attributed to Jan Van Nost. The statue was moved to the entrance of The Quarry in 1851 with his back to the town so as not to offend womenfolk! He assumed his present position in 1881.
A look around The Quarry in Shrewsbury. Part of the park is known as The Dingle. The park was first created in 1719. War Memorial Grade II listed War Memorial, Shrewsbury. SHREWSBURY SJ4812SE THE QUARRY 653-1/14/657 War Memorial GV II War memorial. 1922-3. By George Hubbard and Son. Granite plinth and columns carrying canopy over bronze statue.
Arthur George Walker. Statue on pedestal. Bronze and stone. Lifesize. Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. Depicts a soldier in a World War I uniform [2] [3] Ironbridge Coracles. Banks of the River Severn near the Museum of the Gorge, Ironbridge. 52°37′46″N 2°29′31″W / .
A look around The Quarry in Shrewsbury. Part of the park is known as The Dingle. The park was first created in 1719. Boer War Memorial near St Chad's Terrace. Grade II listed. Boer War Memorial, Shrewsbury. SHREWSBURY SJ4812SE ST CHAD'S TERRACE 653-1/14/538 (West side) Boer War Memorial GV II War memorial. c1902. By Caffin of Regent Street. Stone.
18 January 1923. Statistics. Toll. No. Location. Porthill Bridge, also often referred to as Port Hill Footbridge, is a suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England . It connects Porthill with the Quarry and the town centre. Next to it on the Porthill side is the Boathouse public house and Becks ...
Rev Samuel Mann. St Chad's Church in Shrewsbury is traditionally understood to be founded in Saxon times, and King Offa is believed to have founded the church, [2] though it is possible it has an earlier foundation even than that. It is possible it was operating on its initial site from buildings that were part of a royal palace established in ...
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.