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Council House Court, Castle Street, SHREWSBURY, SY1 2AU

Many gabled, chimneyed and hoodmoulded, and possessing a complicated building history. The oldest parts are late C15th, there is C16th brickwork, an early C17th timber porch, and the left-hand section was added in 1815. Grade II* listed. It has now been split into several residences. The name derives from the building's use by the Council in the Marches in the C16th.

Leading to the Council House (not that sort) Image], and in a very entertaining fashion. Dated 1620. Grade I listed.

Ornate half timbered building over cobbled street adjacent to St Nicholas Church.

An early 16th century house (right) and a gatehouse dated 1610 (centre), both Grade I Listed. House and gatehouse. The house probably early C16, gatehouse dated 1610. Timber-framed with brick panel infill and plain tiled roofs. The plaque under the gateway reads: THE ADJOINING TIMBER FRAMED GATEWAY CIRCA 1610 GAVE ENTRANCE TO EARLY 16TH CENTURY COUNCIL HOUSE RESIDENCE OF THE LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE MARCHES OF WALES KING CHARLES THE FIRST STAYED HERE 1642, JAMES II IN 1667

The pair of houses as we see them now date from the period around 1700, although the listing details describe "substantial elements of an earlier structure in no 1" (presumably internally) and the side elevation of no 2 as being "possibly timber-framed". They were collectively Grade II* listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101247196 & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1247196 in 1953.

This was built in 1620, and the Council House to which it leads is not for Shrewsbury but for the former Council of the Welsh Marches, and was built in 1502.

A rather fine construction, which dates back to the early 17th century, giving access to a slightly older house to the rear Image They were collectively Grade I listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101247157-council-house-gatehouse-and-gateway-shrewsbury#.Yb5ERGjP3IU & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1247157 in 1953. All the buildings in the courtyard beyond are now in private ownership, despite the name of the area, which takes its name from the Council of the Welsh Marches which met in buildings on the site in the 1500s.

The splendid gateway over the entrance is slightly more recent than the original house to the right here, which is thought to date back to the early 16th century. They were collectively Grade I listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101247157-council-house-gatehouse-and-gateway-shrewsbury#.Yb5ERGjP3IU & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1247157 in 1953.

Handsome Georgian pair, built around 1725. The rear elevations present a grander vista, an 11-bay terrace front. Grade II* listed.