Shrewsbury School, Ashton Road, Shrewsbury
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Shrewsbury School, Ashton Road, Shrewsbury
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 12 May 2014
This is the main building, built as a foundling hospital in 1759-65 to the designs of Thomas Farnolls Pritchard. The clock turret and various other decorative touches belong to Arthur Blomfield's alterations for the school, c1880. Grade II listed.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.703846
Longitude
-2.762276