A Journey through Shropshire

Many of Shrewsbury's buildings were rebuilt or modified during the 16th century.  Most of the timber framed buildings that you see in Shrewsbury today were built during this time by wealthy merchants.

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Shrewsbury was the site of an Anglo Saxon (AD 597-1066) town that was built on a hill so that it was in a good defensive position.

By the 17th century Shrewsbury was a busy and important town.  This was mainly due to the growth of the cloth trade in the area.  The River Severn played an important role, with wool and cloth being taken to London and exported to Europe.

Many trades within the town had their own guilds, such as the Draper's Guild, which monopolised the town's cloth trade. This photograph shows some of the buildings that belonged to the Guild.