Historic Buildings in Shropshire

Boscobel House is a historic timber-framed building built by John Giffard in about 1632. Giffard's modest house replaced an earlier farmhouse that existed here since the 16th century. The Giffard family were staunch Catholics at a time when Catholics were heavily persecuted, and it is possible that Boscobel House was intended to serve as a refuge, or hiding place for Catholics.
Boscobel Lane, Bishops Wood, Shropshire, England, ST19 9AR

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Heritage Highlight: A descendent of the Royal Oak still stands

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The Bridgnorth Cliff Railway is a Victorian funicular railway linking Bridgnorth's High Town and Low Town, near the River Severn. It is the steepest inland funicular railway in England. The railway is still operated by descendants of its original founder.
6A Castle Terrace, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, WV16 4AH

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A 19th-century cast-iron bridge across Cound Brook. The bridge was probably designed by the influential engineer Thomas Telford. If Telford did not personally design the bridge he certainly checked and approved the design. Telford was one of the first to realize the possibilities of cast-iron in construction and was able to use the material to create lighter bridges with less material.
Cantlop, Shropshire, England, SY5 7DD

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The first iron bridge in the world was built across the River Severn here in 1779 by Abraham Darby III, grandson of the industrial pioneer of the same name. Abraham Darby I found that he could use coke from local coal to smelt iron ore. Darby's pioneering work paved the way for industrial growth in the Coalbrookdale area, but that growth was severely hampered by the lack of a bridge across the Severn.
Ironbridge, Shropshire, England, TF8 7JP

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Langley Chapel is a small rural chapel dating primarily from the 14th century. The first chapel here was built by Richard Burnell sometime after 1313 to serve as a private family chapel. Parts of that 14th-century building are incorporated in the present chapel. The chapel was rebuilt in 1546 by the Lee family to a simple rectangular plan augmented with a small bellcote at the west end.
Ruckley, Shropshire, England

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Lavington's Hole is a Civil War tunnel built by Parliamentarian soldiers in 1642 to undermine St Mary Magdalene Church on the clifftop, where Royalists had stored their gunpowder. There are more cave openings along the sandstone cliff face, some of which were used as dwellings.
9 Underhill Street, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, WV16 4BB

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Morville Hall is a picturesque Elizabethan manor house, remodelled in the 18th century, giving it the appearance of a Georgian home. The house is built of grey stone, with a central block and two projecting wings to create a traditional Elizabethan E-plan house.
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, WV16 5NB

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A pretty timber-framed building erected in 1540 to provide a courtroom. A council chamber was added later in the 16th century and is still in use. The interior boasts superb carved wooden panels from a local manor house, and there are displays of local history. A historical gem.
Wilmore Street, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, TF13 6HR

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Heritage Highlight: 16th-century carved panelling

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There has been a bridge here since at least the 12th century and possibly earlier, but the attractive five-arched bridge we see today was designed by Thomas Telford and erected from 1812-23, incorporating stonework from the medieval structure.
Bridge Street, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, WV16 4BE

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon origins

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A 14th-century watchtower overlooking the River Severn, originally part of Shrewsbury's medieval town walls. Town Walls Tower is the last remaining tower along the town wall to survive.
26a Town Walls, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, SY1 1TN

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