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This poster is an advert for "Penny Readings" in Bridgnorth's Assembly Room. The entrance fee to the readings was just one penny, hence the name, ...
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This house was built around 1736 for the headmaster of Shrewsbury School, Dr Robert Phillips. The house is, perhaps, one of the best to be built i...
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This octagonal summerhouse can be found in the gardens of 12 St. John's Hill in Shrewsbury. The main room of the summerhouse is reached by the stai...
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Sometimes early features of a building may only become apparent when plaster is removed. This 16th century doorway at The String of Horses had been...
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This 19th century photograph shows The String of Horses, Frankwell when it was a working inn. Prior to this the inn had been known as The Royal Oak...
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In 1892, a cliff railway opened in Bridgnorth, so that the people of Bridgnorth were saved from having to walk up these 200 steps to get from Low T...
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In 1890, a meeting was held in Bridgnorth to discuss alternative ways for the people of Bridgnorth to move between the High and Low Towns. At the ...
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This is the house where Richard Baxter lived whilst he was assistant Minister at St Leonard's church, between 1640 and 1641. He went on to become ...
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This is a photograph of Mr and Mrs Mann reading letters of sympathy after a bogus gas man stole their life savings in March 1972.
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The 53rd Regiment of Foot was raised in 1751. They saw action during the Indian Mutiny around 1857 and 1859. In 1881, they were renamed as the 1st ...
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The Lesser Horseshoe Bat does a good job of covering it's body with it's delicate wings during hibernation. They hibernate deep within caves, mines...
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The flowery banks of the Rea Brook are attractive in late summer. Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council issue leaflets to help walkers and visitor...
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