An illustrated guide to Shrewsbury

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"An illustrated guide to Shrewsbury" book telling you everything you need to know about Shrewsbury, shropshire.

With hand drawn pictures by the author.

28/08/2026

Whats the best pub in Shrewsbury? For me, I like every pub from the English bridge up. video from Thisr pub .

26/08/2026

If your a fan of old fashioned decor or Bridgestone you might be interested in this house for sale in Shrewsbury.

21/08/2026

What a great morning in Shrewsbury!

And especially to this lovely otter, happily swimming alongside Chester Street!

You never quite know what you’re going to spot around our town!

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Who remembers house prices this low? My family brought there houses in Radbrook for around this price.
19/08/2026

Who remembers house prices this low? My family brought there houses in Radbrook for around this price.

19/08/2026

Anyone else missing the rain. Maybe not the floods though.

19/08/2026

International Hovercraft Rally. Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Various shots man on home-made hovercraft. M/S hovercraft at international rally. C/U man in home-made hovercraft with engine running. C/U girl looking. C/U man in hovercraft, pan to engine. M/S the Hover Hawk. C/U as the engine starts. C/U as craft lifts. M/S the Hawk comes towards camera. M/S as it crosses pool.
L/S various craft at start. L/S as craft comes over ramp and spins past camera. C/U girl at controls of craft. L/S another craft comes over ramp. M/S judges in box. Various shots as craft comes over pool. M/S as craft is unloaded from trailer on riverbank kicking up a lot of dust. L/S as it goes down into river. L/S pan the Hover Hawk comes under bridge at speed. M/S man in coracle. L/S pan the Hover Hawk.

09/08/2026

The Severn Bridge Junction Signal Box in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, is the largest operational mechanical signal box in the world. It sits just south of Shrewsbury railway station and serves as an iconic monument to Edwardian engineering, continuing to manage heavy modern rail traffic using century-old methods.

Five fascinating facts about this historic landmark include:

World Record Holder: It officially became the world's largest working mechanical signal box in 2011 following the closure of the 191-lever Spencer Street No. 1 signal box in Melbourne, Australia.
The 180-Lever Frame: Inside the building sits a massive 180-lever manual locking frame dating back to 1903. While tech upgrades mean only 89 of these levers remain active today, they still function like a giant "mechanical jigsaw puzzle" to align tracks and signals.

A Two-Person Job: The sheer length of the mechanical lever frame (the box itself is 95 feet long) means it is physically impossible for one person to run efficiently. It requires two signallers working simultaneously 24/7 to handle opposite ends of the room.

Massive Daily Traffic: Despite using "steam-age" technology, the operators manage roughly 280 to 300 modern train movements every single day. They safely route passengers and freight moving between England, Wales, and the Borders.

Protected Structure: Built between 1902 and 1903, the imposing three-storey red-brick structure is a Grade II listed building. It recently underwent a meticulous ÂŁ250,000 restoration by Network Rail to replace its weathered timber cladding and install draft-excluding double glazing while retaining its authentic Edwardian appearance.

09/08/2026

Two Men In a Trench- Excellent BBC Archaeology History Documentary- Armed with a trowel a flask of tea and their razor sharp powers of deduction The A {Archaeology}Team Neil Oliver and Tony Pollard assisted by the ever present G.U.A.R.D team tune their talents to unravel the lost fragments of the Battle of Shrewsbury fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King, Henry IV, and a rebel army led by Henry "Harry Hotspur" Percy from Northumberland. The battle, the first in which English archers fought each other on English soil, demonstrated "the deadliness of the longbow" and ended the Percy challenge to Henry IV. The battle itself and many of the key people involved appear in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1
At least part of the fighting is believed to have taken place at what is now Battlefield in Shropshire, England, some three miles north of the centre of Shrewsbury.It is marked today by Battlefield Church and the Battlefield Heritage Park.

08/08/2026

Two Men In a Trench- Excellent BBC Archaeology History Documentary- Armed with a trowel a flask of tea and their razor sharp powers of deduction The A {Archaeology}Team Neil Oliver and Tony Pollard assisted by the ever present G.U.A.R.D team tune their talents to unravel the lost fragments of the Battle of Shrewsbury fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King, Henry IV, and a rebel army led by Henry "Harry Hotspur" Percy from Northumberland. The battle, the first in which English archers fought each other on English soil, demonstrated "the deadliness of the longbow" and ended the Percy challenge to Henry IV. The battle itself and many of the key people involved appear in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1
At least part of the fighting is believed to have taken place at what is now Battlefield in Shropshire, England, some three miles north of the centre of Shrewsbury.[1] It is marked today by Battlefield Church and the Battlefield Heritage Park.

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