EPW040080 ENGLAND (1932). The town centre, Shrewsbury, 1932
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| Title | [EPW040080] The town centre, Shrewsbury, 1932 |
| Reference | EPW040080 |
| Date | August-1932 |
| Link | |
| Place name | SHREWSBURY |
| Parish | SHREWSBURY |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 349081, 312364 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.7537077607948, 52.706203360276 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ491124 |
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 Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. Opened 1881. Closed 2004 (now flats) |
 Andrew Bennett |
Monday 17th of June 2013 12:33:20 AM |
During WW1, this was a major clearing centre for troops with eye injuries, treating up to 800 soldiers a week. |
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Tuesday 5th of August 2014 03:25:27 PM |
| Shropshire Union Canal (Shrewsbury Branch) |
Andrew Bennett |
Monday 17th of June 2013 12:26:58 AM |
The Shrewsbury Canal basin. Not an original part of the Shropshire Union but one of the Shropshire tub-boat canals bought by them in 1846. Not to be confused with the Shropshire Union proper, whose Shrewsbury branch was never completed south of Weston Wharf, some miles north of the town. |
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Tuesday 27th of October 2015 07:50:04 PM |
| Pride Hill |
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Monday 17th of June 2013 12:18:51 AM |
| Castle Street |
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Monday 17th of June 2013 12:18:27 AM |
| Music Hall |
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Monday 17th of June 2013 12:14:20 AM |
| Portico of St Chad's church |
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Monday 17th of June 2013 12:13:06 AM |
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| Market Hall, Demolished in 1963 |
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Friday 7th of June 2013 12:33:11 AM |
| Shrewsbury Castle |
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Friday 7th of June 2013 12:22:16 AM |
| Signal Box |
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Friday 7th of June 2013 12:21:41 AM |
| Prison |
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Friday 7th of June 2013 12:21:04 AM |
| English Bridge, over River Severn |
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Friday 7th of June 2013 12:20:12 AM |
| Shrewsbury Abbey |
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Friday 7th of June 2013 12:19:12 AM |
User Comment Contributions
 A hospital dealing with eye injuries. |
Lynda Tubbs |
Tuesday 5th of August 2014 03:28:46 PM |