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Historic Shrewsbury

A collection of mostly historic images from my home town in Shropshire
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Paula Hayward
an old black and white photo of people walking down the street with horse drawn carriages
Old Building
Shrewsbury England
Shrewsbury Town
Castle Gate
Old Buildings
Family History
Beautiful Places
Castle
Street View
Castle Foregate
an old black and white photo of a man standing in front of a store with lots of pots and pans
Old London
British History
Shop Doors
Shop Fronts
Vintage Hardware
Christmas Display
Hardware Store
Dieselpunk
Vintage Photographs
How one high street in Britain looked 125 years ago
None of the subjects is smiling. There is perhaps amusement in some eyes but more a sense of occasion and formality - of proper regard for t...
an old black and white photo of people standing in front of a butcher's shop
Black
Vintage Photo
Will Smith
The Face
Broadway Show Signs
Broadway Shows
Broadway
Black And White
White
How one high street in Britain looked 125 years ago
James F Smith, Paint manufacturer In the town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 125 years ago in 1888. The pictures were taken in Shropshire by Joseph Lewis della-Porta, a 25-year-old skilled photographer, whose family ran one of the UK's first department stores.Joseph Lewis' camera would have been large and heavy with a long exposure time. He would have had to persuade his subjects to stay very still for quite some time, He was a member of Shropshire Photographic Society.
an old black and white photo of a street with buildings on both sides in the distance
Pheasant
England
History
Car Park
Car Parking
A Car
Cottage
Building
Hills Lane, Shrewsbury. Now you'd be looking at a car park, Rowley's House is to your left.
an old black and white photo of people in front of a house with lots of stairs
Shrewsbury Shropshire
Gothic Revival Architecture
European Holiday
River Severn
New Hospital
Victorian Buildings
Ideal World
Pengwern Boathouse, Regatta Day Circa 1920. River Severn, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
an old black and white photo of a building with a sign that says witthers
City Planning
Medieval Town
Wales England
Britannia Hotel (Now Shrewsbury Hotel) at the bottom of Mardol/Smithfield Road.
an old black and white photo of people sitting on the side of a dirt road
Old Photographs
Old Town
Lost
Port Hill circa 1890. Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
an old black and white photo of flooded streets
Smithfield Market
Toll House
The Terrace
Terrace House
Tea Room
Smithfield Road in flood. The Toll House in the distance has been demolished, the terrace house next to it is Lily's Tea Room and the gates on the left are part of the old cattle market. Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
an old black and white photo of two children in front of a store
Freiburg
Manchester House
Paris 1900
Musee Carnavalet
Victorian Photos
Old Paris
Paris Photo
Foto Vintage
How one high street in Britain looked 125 years ago
Link to historic photos of Shrewsbury taken by Joseph Lewis della-Porta, a 25-year-old skilled photographer, whose family ran one of the UK's first department stores.
there is a sign that says the pengwern hotel and telley bitter
Uk Pub
Pub Signs
Hotel
Signs
Frame
Quick Saves
Now gone, the Pengwern Hotel, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
an old map shows the location of some buildings
Historical Places
Illustrated Map
Old Map
Historical Place
Hidden Gems
1894 map showing Castlefields. You can see Canal Wharf and the old Gas Works. Shrewsbury. Shropshire.
an old black and white photo of buildings on a street with a clock tower in the background
Medieval Britain
St John's Hill, once called Pig Hill as it housed the swine market in the 17th & 18th centuries. Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
an old black and white photo of a woman standing in front of a large building
Wales
Old Things
Drapers Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
a drawing of a building with an open window
In The Town
Acting
This is the dormer-gable on the facade of the Drapers' Hall, since altered. This part was an extension of 1582. The drapers were the wealthiest trade guild in the town. This wealth came from them acting as middle-men for the Welsh woollen cloth trade. Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
an old map shows the location of several buildings and roads in which there is no traffic
Shrewsbury Abbey
Medieval Map
Office Posters
Chess Art
Old Names
Rpg Map
Print Map
1617 Shrewsbury. Some familiar old names and some I’ve not heard of. Pride Hill is written High Paument on here (High Pavement). Butcher Row was The Shambles, Claremont Street used to be Dog Lane, on here it’s Hound Street. Hills Lane was Knocken Street, Mardol is Mard Wall. There’s a Shoemakers Row, Beche Lane, Meryvace and Criples Lane. The Old St Chads had a college nearby (hence College Hill), it also had Almhouses. A longer bridge to the Abbey, you can see why it still floods up there.