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Where to Bury a Shrew (5/28/25)

First, all good on the car front. Our car has not been towed, and we’re in coordination with the manager of the parking lot as to how to fix the license snafu. Good people exist in the US despite what our current leadership may indicate.

Now on to the vibrant Shrewsbury. We arrived about 11:15 this morning and were able to check into our Premier Inn as Bob had paid for an early check in. We had a bit of a walkabout in the city center and bought tickets for a boat tour at 3:00 pm. The city was hopping. Lots of foot traffic.

Things to know about Shrewsbury. It is a market town in Shropshire, England, sited along the River Severn (the longest River in the UK). It has a population of about 77,000 and is located 9 miles east of the England-Wales border. It is also the birthplace of Charles Darwin.

Some photos of the historic city center.

The train station
A Tudor style building with a historical marker
The old market hall in a main square
Some public art
A whole street of older buildings
We loved this building, which notes that
there is a medieval painting of The Lord’s Supper
inside the building
Fun facts about Darwin to ensure you are fully evolved

We also checked out Shrewsbury’s Market Hall with its range of local vendors.

And then we have photos from our boat ride.

On the boat
There are 9 bridges in Shrewsbury over the River Severn.
This is the Welsh Bridge.
Some impressive homes along the River
The Severn School, which apparently costs 50,000 pounds per year
Some condos and apartments in a former brewery building
The Greyfriars Bridge named for a local friary,
whose friars dressed in grey
The English Bridge

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