tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post6095814919424312306..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Shrewsbury, ShropshirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-74247836893662661802021-02-02T22:08:00.904+00:002021-02-02T22:08:00.904+00:00No that's the other side of the railway bridge...No that's the other side of the railway bridge nearer the Abbey church Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061513227806140194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-73974447929157094862010-01-19T09:18:39.868+00:002010-01-19T09:18:39.868+00:00Wartime Housewife: These chance discoveries are so...Wartime Housewife: These chance discoveries are so often the best.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-8835121429915195342010-01-18T22:59:46.494+00:002010-01-18T22:59:46.494+00:00I know this place! The Boys and I spent a lovely ...I know this place! The Boys and I spent a lovely day in Shrewsbury a few years ago and we came upon this garden quite by accident as we were looking for somewhere to have our picnic. We had such fun seeing who could find the most interesting fragment. We had no idea what it was. I shall amend the photo album!Wartime Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337425530017564079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-6741828616323714592010-01-17T21:24:25.940+00:002010-01-17T21:24:25.940+00:00The monumental carved remains of the seamans home ...The monumental carved remains of the seamans home languished in Liverpool city centre unloved and neglected until recently...I preferred them that way rather than whatever fate the concil now has in store for them.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-51633141265159685232010-01-16T23:16:55.720+00:002010-01-16T23:16:55.720+00:00It works for me. At least they're placed somew...It works for me. At least they're placed somewhere where they can be seen,rather than slung onto a skip.martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16716015731140290341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-21666060195130935732010-01-15T14:25:03.161+00:002010-01-15T14:25:03.161+00:00Peter: Or those columns and things from the Roman ...Peter: Or those columns and things from the Roman site at Leptis Magna in North Africa, peculiarly transported to Virginia Water.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-89354965873474381502010-01-15T14:19:38.150+00:002010-01-15T14:19:38.150+00:00Marvellous stuff. It reminds me of a tiny public g...Marvellous stuff. It reminds me of a tiny public garden in London where there are the huge carved pediment decorations taken from a demolished building in the city.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-91786360570487314482010-01-15T08:38:25.610+00:002010-01-15T08:38:25.610+00:00Katya: The demolished Shirehall was built in 1784,...Katya: The demolished Shirehall was built in 1784, and I think the other fragments are late-18th or 19th-century.<br /><br />CherryPie: I'm not sure where the Cadfael Experience was, but I think this collection of architectural bits and pieces, plus the garden in front of it, have been there a long time.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-12599850007245134662010-01-15T00:18:26.714+00:002010-01-15T00:18:26.714+00:00Is that where the Cadfael experience used to be?Is that where the Cadfael experience used to be?CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-87510626598294701992010-01-14T23:41:08.158+00:002010-01-14T23:41:08.158+00:00Interesting stuff. Are they mostly fragments from ...Interesting stuff. Are they mostly fragments from 19th century buildings? Or are there earlier pieces too?Katyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196579501052471510noreply@blogger.com