IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Abbey Foregate, SHREWSBURY, SY1 9WY
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Abbey Foregate, SY1 9WY by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (113 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Shire Hall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury might be expected to have opted for traditional civic buildings, most likely neo-Georgian, but instead the county council opted for a commendably modern complex, heavily influenced by Plymouth's. To the fore is the Portland stone council chamber, a "truncated ovoid raised up on stout convex pilotis". Built in 1963-66 to the designs of the County Architect, Ralph Crowe.
Image: © Stephen Richards
Taken: 12 May 2014
0.01 miles
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Lord Hill's Column, Shrewsbury
Lord Hill's Column was built in honour of Lord Hill (1772-1842), an aristocrat and army officer.
The monument used to stand in the centre of a road junction. The monument hasn't moved, it is the roads which have been remodelled to pass to the side of the monument. The A458 and A5064 meet at this junction.
Image: © Malc McDonald
Taken: 4 Aug 2023
0.03 miles
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The council chamber at Shirehall
The long shadow on the left is from the Column http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1534682
Image: © Dave Croker
Taken: 13 Oct 2009
0.03 miles
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Shire Hall, Shrewsbury
One of those ground breaking, mould breaking 1960's buildings aimed at being futuristic, efficient and long-lasting. But having a flat roof, windows that allow it to be cold in winter and over hot in summer and designed in such a way that as a first time visitor youre never totally sure where the main entrance door is. Nothing says ' faceless bureaucracy' more than a county hall type building of this date.
Image: © Jeremy Bolwell
Taken: 4 May 2012
0.03 miles
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Shirehall from Lord Hill's Column
The circular concrete building in front of the office block is the council chamber.
The shadow on the left is from the column http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1534682
Image: © Dave Croker
Taken: 13 Oct 2009
0.04 miles
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Council Chamber, Shire Hall, Shrewsbury
The circular concrete building in front of the office block is the council chamber. Note that since Shropshire became a unitary authority in 2009 it is no longer Shropshire County Council, but simply Shropshire Council. Members sit here in semi-circular rows.
Image: © Mike White
Taken: 28 Mar 2009
0.05 miles