EPW018043 ENGLAND (1927). English Bridge under construction, Shrewsbury, 1927

trouncer's old brewery, coleham

The Swan Inn

Newport House previously the Guildhall, Dogpole, Shrewsbury, 27/05/2015

St. Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury, 27/05/2015

National School, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, 27/05/2015

The Hospital of the Holy Cross, Shrewsbury, 27/05/2015

The great meander in the River Severn provided the original reason for it being selected as a settlement site. With its narrow neck of land around the castle to the north (left) it was easy to defend in the troubled territory of the Welsh Marches. By the time of this picture the river was perceived as an increasing barrier to modern flows of traffic and trade, hence the need for a replacement bridge. Note the temporary bridge just up stream of the new works to maintain access from the area of the town of the south and east.

Mainline to the south that soon splits for Welshpool, Craven Arms and Worcester, indicating just what an important railway centre Shrewsbury, with its station on a bridge over the River Severn, had become. Amazingly, all bar one of the routes from Shrewsbury are still open today although the station is much simplified and many of the surrounding sidings, some of which can be seen here, have been removed.

Direct line to Wellington and Stafford from the south, forming the south eastern side of the Shrewsbury triangle.

Goods train, complete with a GWR 'Toad' at the back end, on line to the Shrewsbury station and the north for Crewe or Wrexham.

St Julian's Church

Terminus of the Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Light Railway

Recreation ground

Bowling green

Tennis court

Bowling green

Allotments

Belmont

St Chad's Church

Signalbox

Technical school

Greyfriars Bridge

Coleham Foundry

Abbey Gardens

Football ground

Rea Brook

Roman Catholic Cathedral

Town Wall

Beeches Lane

Kings Hall Cinema

Bowling green

Wyle Cop

Abbey Foregate

Shjrewsbury Abbey