The ancient market town of Shrewsbury continued from HERE The Abbey itself was founded as a Benedictine Abbey in 1083 by Roger De Montgomery who was related to William the Conquerer and is still a place of worship. It has a powerful atmosphere: the history seeps through the walls. The first thing you notice (apart fromContinue reading “A Visit to Shrewsbury: Abbey to Appleyards”
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A Visit to Shrewsbury: Out and About
Continuing my post about our recent visit to the ancient market town of Shrewsbury, Salop…. Part 1 HERE Ancient buildings abound here. Some are bowed and crooked, but on they go, as they have done for hundreds of years. Here’s a few of them; The Kings Head pub contains an ancient wall painting. This wasContinue reading “A Visit to Shrewsbury: Out and About”
A Visit to Shrewsbury
Just returned from a couple of days in the ancient market town of Shrewsbury (Salop). Handy this scheduling tool isn’t it! What a beautiful town this is. Never have I seen so many ancient buildings – all in one place! Shrewsbury can count Charles Darwin, Judge Jeffreys and Ellis Peters (the author of the CadfaelContinue reading “A Visit to Shrewsbury”
