The Modern Market

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The Modern Market by Bob Harvey as part of the Geograph project.

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The Modern Market

Image: © Bob Harvey Taken: 19 May 2023

A two-storey covered market in the middle of Shrewsbury. Built in 1965 to the designs of David du Rieu Aberdeen, it replaced a Victorian building on the same site, and it was voted "Britain's favourite market" in 2018 in a national competition.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.707842
Longitude
-2.755982