Sights in The Marches
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Holy Trinity Church
A short walk north of the Guildhall, the ancient, eroded Holy Trinity Church was built in 1150 over Saxon foundations. Note the Norman arch as you enter with the (as yet) undeciphered initials 'AB' and 'RI' on either side. Also look out for the old Police Station nearby, a good-looking building from 1864.
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House on Crutches
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Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
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Ludlow Brewing Company
The Ludlow Brewing Company produces award-winning brews, and sells directly from the brewery.
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Market House
The 17th-century Market House sits atop weathered sandstone columns in the Market Pl; inside the salmon-pink building is an agreeably hand-crafted heritage centre with local history displays.
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Museum
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Old Market Hall
At the other end of the High St to St Alkmond's Church in cute cobbled the Square is Shrewsbury's good-looking 16th-century Old Market Hall, whose upper levels contain the town's pocket-sized cinema and a cafe.
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Painted Room
At the corner with Church St, the Painted Room is adorned with 16th-century floral frescos.
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St Alkmond's Church
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St Mary's Church
Crowning the hilltop, pin-straight St Mary's Church is a 13th-century construction with a fine east window and grand alabaster memorials, including the grave of John Kyrle and the outrageously ostentatious tombs of the noble Rudhall family. Behind the church, Royal Parade runs to the edge of the bluff, lined with realistic-looking but ersatz castle ruins, constructed in 1833.
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St Michael and All Angels
At the top of the lane lies the 12th-century church of St Michael and All Angels with a splendid 18th-century spire and tower divided from its medieval nave.
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St Peter's Church
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Three Tuns Brewery
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Tudor House
Once a weaver's house and then a brewery, the mid-16th-century Tudor House is wonderfully warped and contains a lovely Tudor ceiling upstairs (revealed when the plaster came down).
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Westons Cider Mills
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Wilton Castle
About 1 mile west of town, beside the River Wye, Wilton Castle is a delightful 12th-century ruin, scattered through the pretty gardens of a vine-covered private home.
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Charles Darwin Statue
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High Street
Lined with surprisingly posh boutiques, the High St climbs from the town church to the adorable Georgian town hall abutting the crooked 16th-century House on Crutches which also houses the town museum.
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Market House
Markets still take place in Ledbury's delicate black-and-white Market House, as they have since the 17th century. The timber-framed structure is precariously balanced atop a series of wooden posts supposedly taken from the wrecked ships of the Spanish Armada.
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Snailbeach
Over the ridge from the Stiperstones is the village of Snailbeach, with its intriguing mining relics, passing the Bog cafe and information centre next to the ruins of an abandoned mining village.
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St Laurence's Church
The Norman-era St Laurence's Church features an exhibitionist Sheela-na-gig over its north door.
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Museum
There's a small back-to-front museum on the town and surrounding area here.
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Quarry Park
Stroll along the riverside to enjoy an ice cream in the tumbling gardens of Quarry Park.
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St Mary's Cottage
Take a peek at the tilted 17th-century St Mary's Cottage on your way to Shrewsbury Castle.
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Ireland's Mansion
The lordly timber-framed Ireland's Mansion is one of Shrewsbury's most magnificent black-and-white beauties.
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