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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]
Shrewsbury is a civil parish in Shropshire, England.It contains nearly 800 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.Of these, 14 are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, 71 are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
A market hall has stood on the site since the 1260s. [2] A new market hall, replacing the original structure, was erected on the site in 1567. [1] The current building, which is thought to have been designed by Walter Hancock in the Classical Renaissance style, was completed in 1597. [1]
Shrewsbury Historic District is a national historic district located at Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania in York County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 152 contributing buildings in the central business district and surround residential areas of Shrewsbury. A few of the buildings are log dwelling built before 1800.
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 and civil parish in 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.
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.
Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery was founded in 1835 as the Museum of the Shropshire and North Wales Natural History and Antiquarian Society Society in Dogpole, Shrewsbury, England. [2] In 1853 the collections were moved to Vaughan's Mansion on College Hill, which became known as the Shropshire and North Wales Museum.
The route begins in Shrewsbury, one mile west of the town centre, where it links up with National Cycle Route 81.The formal start point of the route is on Shelton Road (the B4380), at the junction with Woodfield Avenue, where route 81 exists on its way between Shelton and the town centre.