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Shrewsbury Abbey - WWI Memorial For The Fallen Of The Parish
Shrewsbury Abbey - WWI Memorial For The Fallen Of The Parish

An elaborate wall monument with base and pediment, flanked by two pilasters with a castellated top. A plaque is inset in a window shaped recess with a sword of sacrifice in gilt on the plaque. The arms of Shrewsbury are on the pediment and a crown on the highest castellation.

Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919

55 names are listed on the memorial.

Shrewsbury Abbey, which is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, was founded as a Benedictine Monastery by Roger de Montgomery in 1083 as a place of Christian witness and worship on the site of an existing Saxon church. Today, this building is a place of great of historic significance. It has been visited on pilgrimages by Kings, held the first Parliament, and is currently the venue for the High Sheriff of Shropshire’s Legal Service. It has held a monastery, a garrison, a prison, a Saint, and is still in use as a Parish church today. It holds the effigies of nobles dating back from the Conqueror, and includes such notables as Richard Onslow, Speaker of the House of Commons under Elizabeth I. Its windows and walls still bear the marks of musket-shot from Cromwell’s troops, as many statues bear the marks of his Reformation destruction. It is one of the few churches in England to have a surviving Royal Crest from the time of Charles I. It was split in half by Thomas Telford in 1836 to enable Irish M.P.s to travel to London more quickly, and its buildings are still split across that road today. In the 20th century, it became the home of the fictional Brother Cadfael, and now receives thousands of visitors a year who want to connect with the stories they have read of the Benedictines who lived in the Abbey. Its art, architecture and historical records make it a true English treasure, and an amazing resource for students of the past.

Scrobbesbyrig to the Saxons, the county town of Shropshire is first mentioned in a charter of 901. Shrewsbury is stunning historic town with over 660 listed buildings and some very strange street names - Dogpole and Mardol, Gullet Passage and Grope Lane.

According to the Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman, "It takes a little exploration on foot to reveal the delights of this medieval town."

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Taken on: March 24, 2019
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