Sabrina Boat Trip, Shrewsbury

On my last afternoon in Shrewsbury I decided to take a trip on a boat along the River Severn. There are daily trips between 1st March until 31st October and 11am to 4pm, leaving on the hour. I’d read that seats are issued in order of booking so you’re not guaranteed a seat on the top deck which is why I decided to book in advance as I’d seen long queues for the boats when I’d walked by on previous days. Thankfully though there was plenty of room on top for my 3pm trip on a random Thursday despite there also being several parties on board celebrating birthdays.

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Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery

The Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery is a free museum in the centre of the town housed in a former music hall dating from 1835 but also spreads out through a 13th century mansion.

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Shrewsbury Castle

I knew absolutely nothing Shrewsbury Castle before I arrived in Shrewsbury other than that it existed. I had assumed that visiting I would learn all about the history of the castle and why it was built, but I learnt basically nothing about the castle’s origins because the castle in fact houses The Soldiers of Shropshire Museum which spans the entirety of the building.

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V&A Highlights

The V&A is my favourite London museum and I had time to enjoy a brief wander around while in between exhibitions. Here are a few of the things that particularly caught my eye. We’ll start with Cleopatra Dying by Henry-Joseph-Francis, Baron de Triqueti. The scene depicted is of course Cleopatra killing herself via asp, unwilling to go on without her lover Marc Anthony.

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Shrewsbury Cathedral

The cathedral was the last of the religious buildings I visited in Shrewsbury and again I received a very warm welcome. The cathedral was designed by Edward Pugin, 18 year old son of Augustus Pugin of Palace of Westminster design fame. It was finished in 1856 and paid for by Bertram, Earl of Shrewsbury.

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Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London

Lincoln’s Inn Fields, near to Sir John Soane’s Museum, is the largest public square in London. I had a brief walk through here – and stopped off at the cafe for a quick drink after visiting the museum. It was created in the 1630s and as you can see is a very popular spot for dog walking.

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St. Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury

St. Chad’s certainly dominates the skyline of Shrewsbury particularly from the Quarry area. It was completely empty when I wandered through and so I didn’t spend much time there just admired the interior then left with a detour through the churchyard next door.

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Bush House, London

Bush House is a Grade II listed building that stands very imposingly at the end of Kingsway Road between Aldwych and the Strand. It was the headquarters of the BBC World Service for over 70 years. King’s College London has now leased the building.

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The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Broughton Lodge, Willoughby-on-the-Wolds Exhibition, University of Nottingham Museum

A few weeks ago I went along to the University of Nottingham Museum to visit an exhibition on the discoveries made in the 1960s at what turned out to be an Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Broughton Lodge in Willoughby-on-the Wolds, a small village in Nottinghamshire. The site was excavated between 1948 and 1968 and contained about 120 graves, including evidence of horses being buried alongside people. The items from the dig were held jointly by Nottingham City Museums and the University of Nottingham Museum and had never been seen all together until this exhibition.

Gilded and silver decorated brooch.

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St Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury

St Mary’s proved to be the most welcoming of the churches I visited in Shrewsbury, kept open daily by volunteers. I was greeted as I entered by a very enthusiastic volunteer, whose name I never got, who offered to give me a brief rundown of the church which I really enjoyed and told me which parts of the church to take a closer look at. The church is pretty popular because the day before while dining out at a restaurant I got chatting to a couple at the next table and they also told me what to look out for at St Mary’s.

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