SHORT BREAK, SHROPSHIRE ,ENGLAND.
Shrewsbury and Ludlow.
05.04.2021
--- I call this a Short break, really it is a 2 night stay in Shrewsbury ,in the English Midlands, on my way to South of Wales UK. I stayed at a Guest House near the Railway Station, having travelled from York by train. I did't know much about Shrewsbury or Ludlow, so
it was a pleasant surprise of both places. Both places are in the County of Shropshire
England. Shrewsbury is a large Market town, on the river Severn. Altitude is 71m.
the distance from London is 150 miles. The country of Wales is 9 miles to the border. - Shrewsbury centre
is a medieval plan. Several timber framed buildings and a red bricked Castle, a fortification from 1074 AD, situated above the rail station. Shrewsbury is the birthplace of Charles Robert Darwin, he was born in 1809. He was an English Naturalist. - Two hundred years after is birth , a huge sculpture was erected in Mardol Gardens near the river. There is also a fine statue of him in front of his former school, now a library. --- I took the train to Ludlow, about a 30 minute ride,.
SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND. Railway station.
SHREWSBURY ENGLAND.--Red brick castle.
SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND ---- Red bricked Castle, above the rail station.
SHREWSBURY ENGLAND.
SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND. --- The county town of Shropshire.
SHREWSBURY ENGLAND.
SHREWSBURY ENGLAND.
SHREWSBURY ENGLAND. -- The Square.
SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND.-- Grope Lane.-- Associated with prostitution in about 1324.
SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND. Fish street.
SHREWSBURY ENGLAND. -- Three Fishes Inn. Timber building from 16th century.
SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND. -- Abbots House from 1450. In Butchers Row.
SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND. Butchers Row.------ On Yer Bike !
SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND.
SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND. Statue of Charles Darwin in front of his former School.
SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND.
SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND. --- Quantum Leap in Mardol Gardens, to mark Charles Darwins bicentenary. The sculpture represents Darwins scientific ideas . Sculture is 12m high and 17m long.
SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND. Welsh Bridge. --Masonry bridge over river Severn, built 1793 - 1795. --- There is an English bridge also.
SHREWSBURY , ENGLAND.-- River cruise on river Severn.
---- Ludlow is 28 miles from Shrewsbury. Population isabout 10,300. The church of St, Laurence is the largest in the County of Shropshire.
The Castle is from late 11th century. It is privately owned by the Earl of Powis, and
open to the public. The castle is a ruin.
LUDLOW ENGLAND. -- St Laurence church, from Norman times.. The largest Parish church in Shropshire.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND.-- Broad Street and King Street.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND. -- Inside a pub.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND. --- In a Ludlow pub.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND
LUDLOW, ENGLAND --- River Terne.
LUDLOW ENGLAND. -- Broad Gate, on the Southside, only remaining Gate.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND. -- The Buttercross built 1743 - 1746 at the top of Broad Street.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND. --- Castle
LUDLOW, ENGLAND. --- Castle and Grounds.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND. --- Castle ruin.
LUDLOW ENGLAND. -- Entrance to Castle.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND. -- " Fire "
LUDLOW, ENGLAND, -- Market in Castle St. Square.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND. --Open Air Market. -- Monday, Wednesday,Friday and Saturday.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND. Buttercross.
LUDLOW, ENGLAND. -- Ye Olde Bullring Tavern.
LUDLOW ENGLAND,. -- Feathers hotel.
Close to the Welsh border.Posted by alectrevor 11:54
Hi Alec, I've been to Shrewsbury and thought it was lovely. Ludlow is on my to do list. Hope things are getting a bit better covid wise in the UK. I'm hoping to get vaccinated soon. I should have been already but our vaccinations were stopped due to faulty packaging.
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