Shrewsbury Market Hall: The best in Britain
Shrewsbury Market Hall has been named Britain's Favourite Market.
Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury
Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Market Hall
Celebrating the life of Shrewsbury Market Hall.
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or visit us under the clocktower in the town centre.
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New Spire For Market Hall At Shrewsbury (1963)
Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Various shots of the builders working on making of the new spire for Market Hall in Shrewsbury. They assemble the spire indoors. Man showing a model of the spire to workers. LS. Outside building with sign on reading 'Craftsmen in Metals'. Various shots of the men working on the parts of the new spire and assembling it - it is massive.
Date found in the old record - 09/04/1963.
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Shrewsbury Market Hall
Shrewsbury market hall
We take a look at the what’s in the market an have a meal at cotes also go to a antique centre
Shrewsbury town Centre, Shropshire, England, UK
Snapshots taken on my visit to Shrewsbury town centre. These various shots were taken in 2011.
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Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, the UK Parliament constituency of Shrewsbury and Atcham is home to some 102,234 inhabitants, whilst the town of Shrewsbury itself has a population of approximately 82,000 and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council. It is the second largest town in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, after Telford.
Shrewsbury is an historic market town with the town centre having a largely unaltered medieval street plan. The town features over 660 historic listed buildings, including several examples of timber framing from the 15th and 16th century. Shrewsbury Castle, a red sandstone castle fortification, and Shrewsbury Abbey, a former Benedictine monastery, were founded in 1074 and 1083 respectively, by the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery. The town hosts one of the oldest and largest horticultural events in the country, Shrewsbury Flower Show, and is known for its floral displays, having won various awards since the turn of the 21st century,[9][10] including Britain in Bloom in 2006.
Today, 9 miles (14 km) east of the Welsh border, Shrewsbury serves as a cultural and commercial centre for the ceremonial county and a large area of mid-Wales, with retail output alone worth over £299 million per year. There are some light industry and distribution centres, such as Battlefield Enterprise Park, mainly on the outskirts. The A5 and A49 trunk roads cross near to the town, as do five railway lines at Shrewsbury railway station.
The town was possibly the site of the capital of Powys, known to the ancient Britons as Pengwern, signifying the alder hill;and in Old English as Scrobbesburh (dative Scrobbesbyrig), which has several meanings; fort in the scrub-land region, Scrobb's fort, shrubstown or the town of the bushes.This name gradually evolved in three directions, into Sciropscire, which became Shropshire; into Sloppesberie, which became Salop/Salopia (an alternative name for both town and county), and into Schrosberie, which eventually became the town's name, Shrewsbury. Its Welsh name Amwythig means fortified place.
It is believed that Anglo-Saxon Shrewsbury was most probably a settlement fortified through the use of earthworks compromising a ditch and rampart, which were then shored up with a wooden stockade.
Nearby is the village of Wroxeter, 5 miles (8 km) to the south-west, site of the now ruined Roman city of Viroconium Cornoviorum. Viroconium was the fourth largest civitas capital in Roman Britain. As Caer Guricon it may have served as the early Dark Age capital of the kingdom of Powys. The Shrewsbury area's regional importance in the Roman era was recently underlined with the discovery of the Shrewsbury Hoard in 2009.
Medieval
Shrewsbury Castle was the traditional seat of the borough council and was used, as such, for councillors' meetings until 1981.
Shrewsbury is known as a town with significant medieval heritage, having been founded ca. 800 AD. It was in the late Middle Ages (14th/15th Centuries) when the town was at its height of commercial importance. This was mainly due to the wool trade, a major industry at the time, with the rest of Britain and Europe, especially with the River Severn and Watling Street as trading routes.
Over the ages, the geographically important town has been the site of many conflicts, particularly between the English and Welsh. Shrewsbury was the seat of the Princes of Powis for many years; however, the Angles, under King Offa of Mercia, took possession of it in 778. The Welsh again besieged it in 1069, but were repelled by William the Conqueror. Roger de Montgomery was given the town as a gift from William, and built Shrewsbury Castle in 1074, taking the title of Earl. The 3rd Earl, Robert of Bellême was deposed in 1102, in consequence of taking part in the rebellion against Henry I.[13] In 1403 the Battle of Shrewsbury was fought a few miles north of the town centre, at Battlefield; it was fought between King Henry IV and Henry Hotspur Percy, with the King emerging victorious,[20] an event celebrated in William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1, Act 5.
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Shrewsbury Market Hall
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What to do in Shrewsbury - 4 Top Places to See in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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1. Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, The Square, located in the centre of Shrewsbury, behind the Old Market Hall).
This building is a must for any visitor to Shrewsbury, as it is home to Shrewsbury’s Tourist Information Centre as well as a museum, art gallery and café. It was previously the theatre until the opening of Theatre Severn. Part of the museum is free to look around (behind the café), see their website for accurate pricing for the rest.
2. Shrewsbury Castle and Shropshire Regimental Museum, Castle Gate (adjacent to Shrewsbury Railway Station). Museum open Tu-Sa and Bank Holidays 10:00-16:00; grounds all year round, M-Sa 09:00-17:00 & summer Sundays. Shrewsbury Castle was built in the eleventh century but now belongs to Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council, and houses the Shropshire Regimental Museum, and an exhibition about the history of the castle. The grounds are also pleasant to walk in and explore.
3. Old Market Hall, The Square. Open from 10:00. Films usually show at approx 14:30, 17:30 and 20:00 daily. Originally opened in 1596 as a Market Hall in the centre of Shrewsbury, this Elizabethan building is now an arts cinema showing foreign-language and artistic films of considerable variety. There is also a cafe-bar and digital arts exhibition. £5 for films £3.50 for students, over-60s and disabled people.
4. St. Chad's Church (in the south part of the town centre, opposite the Quarry Park). Church dating from 1792, has a unique circular nave. Summer M-Sa 08:00-17:00, Winter M-Sa 08:00-13:00 (From 13:00 the outer vestibule and St Aidan’s chapel are open until 17:00). St. Chad’s also holds free concerts every Friday lunchtime (12:40).
All information from the wikitravel.org shrewsbury page.
1999 Express Evans Lift @ Old Market Hall in Shrewsbury
Serial Number - C33554
Floors - 2 (0,1)
Capacity - 630KGS/8 Persons
Year Built - 1999
Doors - Double 2-Speed Sliding doors
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St Mary’s Church is the only complete medieval church in Shrewsbury. It dates from Saxon times with additions from the 12th c. onward. The spire is one of the tallest in England and has dominated the skyline for over 500 years. Inside, the soaring stone arches give way to the church's great treasure, its elaborate stained glass, including the world-famous 14th c. Jesse Window depicting Old Testament kings and prophets. The three-paneled Saint Bernard Window to the left of the Jesse Window is a 16th c. piece from Altenberg Abbey near Köln, Germany, purchased by St. Mary's in 1845 to complement the Jesse Window which, until that point, had been the only colored glass in the church.
A few blocks away, Shrewsbury's town square has a handsome 16th c. market hall. In front of the hall is a statue of Clive of India, a Shrewsbury native who distinguished himself as a British officer in Bengal and Calcutta. He was later the town's mayor and served as its representative in Parliament in the 1760s and 70s. Nearby, we stopped for a pint at the Hole in the Wall Pub.
On the west side of town, St Chad's Church, dating to 1790, is defined by its unusual circular nave. Inside, the church has some fine Victorian stained glass. The sanctuary window, created in 1840, is a copy in stained glass of a triptych in Antwerp Cathedral by Rubens.
Across the street from the church is the stunningly beautiful Quarry Park, also known as Dingle Gardens. A stone quarry had occupied the site since 1324, but since the quarry frequently flooded, it was converted to a park in 1719, with the quarry pit turned into a landscaped sunken garden in the 1870s. The fountain and statue of the goddess Sabrina was added in 1879. In the final shot, you can see the spire of St Chad's rising above the gardens.
The 11th c. Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Paul stands across the river, just outside of town. This is the monastery where the fictional BBC character Cadfael was a monk. Although most of the abbey was destroyed in the 16th c., the nave of the abbey church has survived as the local parish church. In the park adjoining the abbey is a 14th c. stone pulpit, the only other remnant of the former priory.
Shrewsbury Market Hall.27/7/19
Shrewsbury My Hometown
Take a stroll through this medieval town. See Darwin's old school, the Castle,River Severn,Shrewsbury School and the Quarry Park featuring the Dingle and home to the worlds oldest
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire - Medieval Town Centre and Historical Churches
We wandered around Shrewsbury for a peaceful long weekend in Shropshire, England. We enjoyed the fresh air of the countryside, the medieval architecture of the historical town centre and churches, and rambling along the River Severn.
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Shrewsbury in 1971
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Flood barriers are regularly put up at Frankwell in Shrewsbury – to protect the area against flooding, when the River Severn running through the area is expected to rise above its banks.
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Frankwell is a district of the town of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, England. It lies adjacent to the River Severn, to the northwest of the town centre, and is one of Shrewsbury's oldest suburbs. Frankwell grew up as a port and trading location by the river and on the road to Wales, but across the river from the walled borough of Shrewsbury.
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Bishop's Castle Shropshire and the Old House on Crutches
Bishop's Castle Shropshire and the Old House on Crutches.
Bishop's Castle is a small market town in the southwest of Shropshire, England, and was formerly its smallest borough.
Bishops Castle was one of the so-called Rotten Boroughs.
A Rotten Borough was a borough where, prior to the Reform Act 1832, there were very few voters and one person or family could exert undue influence over the election of an MP. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,893.
Bishop's Castle is close to the Wales-England border, and about 20 miles south-west of Shrewsbury.
The original castle is now no more than a few stones, but then it was very old, having been first built in 1127.
The town stands on the edge of Clun Forest.
It is 500 feet above sea level and surrounded by hills, the highest of which rise to 1,500 feet.
Walk around town, and you will see Tudor Houses, the Old Hall square, the Old Market Hall Square, and the Old House on Crutches.
The Old Market Hall, coat of arms is still in the square. The original building was erected by Lord Clive of India circa 1770-1775 but demolished in 1951.
The Powis Coat of Arms which was on the original building has been saved and is the centrepiece of this little square. The Old House on Crutches gets its name from the overhanging upper storey which is supported by posts.
The Town Hall is one of the smallest in England, and exhibits 2 silver maces hallmarked 1697.
The Three Tuns Inn dates back to 1642, and is the oldest licensed brewery site in Britain.
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