26 Town Walls, Shrewsbury
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26 Town Walls, Shrewsbury
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 22 May 2022
The house was built around 1800, but the roughly-coursed sandstone walls to either side are considerably older, being part of the 13th century town defensive wall. No 26, with the iron railings leading up to its doorway, was Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101254931-number-26-and-attached-walls-and-railings-shrewsbury#.Yrv5BXbMKUk & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1254931 in 1972, whilst the older wall is also a Scheduled Monument.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.705244
Longitude
-2.755951