To Craven Arms and Clun - Bishop's Castle, Shropshire
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To Craven Arms and Clun - Bishop's Castle, Shropshire
Image: © Martin Richard Phelan Taken: 10 Apr 2013
The old style sign still points the now superseded way. From 1865 - 1935 there was a Bishop's Castle Railway but it was never a great success, spending much of its time in the hands of administrators. Bishop's Castle was one of the so-called Rotten Boroughs. A Rotten Borough was a borough where, prior to the Reform Act 1832, there were very few voters and one person or family could exert undue influence over the election of an MP (Member of Parliament). Signage in this photo - on left 'ROAD NARROWS' and 'NATIONAL CYCLE NETWORK route 44'. Middle of photo above doorway 'HIGH ST'. Right of photo 'MARKET SQUARE' and below 'B4385 (B4368) CRAVEN ARMS - A488 CLUN'. Time taken 12.31 pm BST (British Summer Time).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.494244
Longitude
-2.997997