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An illustrated guide to Shrewsbury

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Address: Shrewsbury, GB
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A illustrated guide book telling you everything you need to know about Shrewsbury, shropshire. Coming out end of 2024...with any luck.
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31/10/2024

One of the most haunted spots in town is the Nags Head pub. Now, if you're thinking about a ghostly horse galloping through your pint, think again. The spirits here are more likely to be found sipping on some ethereal ale or playing tricks on unsuspecting patrons. Legend has it that these ghostly residents have been known to rearrange bar stools and hide coasters—because even in the afterlife, who doesn’t love a good prank? Over the years The Nag's Head has garnered a ghostly reputation, due in part to the macabre painting hidden away in a cupboard, in an upstairs bedroom. It is believed to be haunted and whoever lays their eyes on it is driven to suicide.
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06/10/2024

A doodle of the English bridge, Shrewsbury.

30/09/2024

Having a go at drawing a picture of Shrewsbury castle from Henry 8ths time. I'm not good at landscapes and doing buildings, but I'm quite pleased with this attempt. I wanna try water colour's but only had a few limited coloured pencils to work with.

06/05/2024

Eadric the Wild... When the Norman's invaded England they set up a strategically important base here in Shrewsbury. Norman the conquerer got his mate Roger de Montgomery to protect the border and keep those rebellious welsh in check. The Welsh were not easy to rule over because of their guerilla tactics.
Eadric the wild was one such rebel, constantly attacking and looting Shrewsbury and causing trouble.
Read all about him in my upcoming book An illustrated guide to Shrewsbury.

05/05/2024

Martin Brown was a huge influence to start this book, as I thought the chances of doing a book about my home town Shrewsbury was unlikely. So, I thought why not start drawing and see where it leads. Now after a few years work, it's nearly finished and I'm at the editing stage but with work (my proper job) being so busy, I only have Sundays where I get to do a few doodles. Keep following the journey and hopefully join me at a launch party somewhere in Shrewsbury sometime later this year.

13/04/2024

Today's doodle for my Shrewsbury illustrated guide.
Bishop Rowland Lee known as the hanging bishop.

Buried in St Chad's in Shrewsbury.
He was appointed by Thomas Cromwell as Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches in May 1534, a post he held until 1543. This was part of a strategy to centralise King Henry VIII's authority in a month which saw the replacement of the governor of Ireland and the warden of the western March towards Scotland.

Lee's brief was to pacify Wales in to pave the way to union with England and enable the introduction of the Protestant Reformation. Lee introduced legislation to enable the trying of Welshmen in the English border county courts. He also empowered himself to pass the sentence of capital punishment, which had been deemed unbefitting for a bishop up to that point.

According to a later source, this 'hanging judge' allegedly hanged 5,000 Welshmen, which is probably an exaggeration but indicative of the impression he created on the Welsh. He was so zealous, in January, 1536 he hanged the body of an already-dead outlaw:
'brought in a sack, trussed on a horse, and hanged on a gallows for a sign on market day in the presence of three hundred people'.

He also boasted that he had hanged 'five of the best blood of Shropshire'. It is believed that he compelled Welshmen who appeared before him to anglicise their names. He was also greatly angered and disappointed at the passage of the Laws in Wales Acts (1535-43) because he thought that the Welsh could not be trusted to be part of the Kingdom or to be appointed as judges:
'If one thief shall try another, all we have here begun is foredone'.
He was described by Professor Dafydd Jenkins as 'Casawr mawr y Cymry' (the great despiser of Welshmen).

09/04/2024

Please join the group Celebrating 40 Years of the Shrewsbury Town Crier - Thank you Martin Wood - Thank you Martin Wood where you can leave testimonials, funny stories & anecdotes, pictures or personal messages and thank yous for Martin. Some of your posts may be included in a special exhibition we are holding at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery this June 1st - 24th.
Martin is not only the tallest Town Crier in the world (7ft 2"), he's also one of the longest serving and we'd love you to join us in celebrating his wonderful contribution to our town.

01/04/2024

The Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club (RSSBC) was founded in 1866 and the on-site Boathouse is located on an idyllic stretch of the River Severn.

The School is nationally recognised as one of the leading rowing schools in the country and boasts an impressive 14 Henley Royal Regatta wins to its name.

With the move to co-education, the girls’ crews at the RSSBC have quickly made their mark. In 2023, two Shrewsbury pupils were selected to row for Great Britain at the Under 19 World Rowing Championships and came away with Gold medals. In 2019 we were the only school to have three crews qualify for the Henley Royal Regatta; the Senior Girls' Quad went on to reach the semi-finals of the Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup. In the 2021 edition of the Regatta, our Junior Women's Eight made history by winning the inaugural race in this event.

01/04/2024

In the early 19th century Cars were taking over from horse and cart which meant roads would need to be built, altered, and improved. The English bridge in 1927AD was rebuilt for this reason and was opened by Queen Mary.

19/03/2024

Part two of the BBC midlands programme from 1981called Days out with Derek Jones.

19/03/2024

Part 1 of a Program from BBC midlands called Days out. Filmed in 1981

25/02/2024

Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. He did poorly throughout his schooling (now the town. Library). Nevertheless he attended the University of Edinburgh and the University of Cambridge. A professor at Cambridge encouraged Charles’s interest in natural history.

On December 27, 1831, Darwin set sail on the HMS Beagle. Darwin’s goal was to study the natural history of the areas they were to explore. The observations he made during the five-year trip led him to wonder how new species developed. To explain this process Darwin formed his theory of natural selection.

Darwin first presented his theory in 1858. The idea of evolution was not new then, but Darwin’s theory explained how evolution occurred. When Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859, the book was an immediate success. However, it was not popular with people who believed that God created everything in the world all at one time. He continued writing about his theory in several other books. Charles Darwin died on April 19, 1882.

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Part two of the BBC midlands programme from 1981called Days out with Derek Jones.

Part 1 of a Program from BBC midlands called Days out. Filmed in 1981 #shrewsbury #anillustratedguidetoshrewsbury #illustratedguidetoshrewsbury #guidetoShrewsbury #shrewsbury #shropshire #shrewsburyartist #shrewsburyart #achristmascarol #christmascarol

The 3rd part of my visit around "A Christmas Carol" film locations in Shrewsbury. #shrewsbury #achristmascarol #christmascarol #anillustratedguidetoshrewsbury #illustratedguidetoshrewsbury #guidetoShrewsbury #shropshire

More filming locations around Shrewsbury from the 1984 film "A Christmas Carol". You can find the full version on my Retro Movie Talk Show on YouTube. #shrewsbury #achristmascarol #christmascarol #anillustratedguidetoshrewsbury #illustratedguidetoshrewsbury #guidetoShrewsbury

A few years ago I went around the locations in Shrewsbury that they used to shoot the film "A Christmas carol" (1984). This is part 1. This was for my YouTube channel. Retromovietalkshow #shrewsbury #anillustratedguidetoshrewsbury #illustratedguidetoshrewsbury #guidetoShrewsbury #shrewsbury #shropshire #shrewsburyartist #shrewsburyart #achristmascarol #christmascarol

Sunday doodles and some red wine. Been very busy with work recently so the book had to take a back burner. The release date could be 2036 at this rate. Haha. Actually I hope to get done before crimbo. #shrewsbury #Shrewsburytown #charlesdarwin

The battle of Shrewsbury, at the time there were around 22,000 to 26,000 men on the field and after all the arrows were fired it resorted to hand-to-hand combat, it would be a brutal fight to the death. The field would be awash with blood as the armies thought with swords, stabbing and chopping at each other. #shrewsbury #anillustratedguidetoshrewsbury #illustratedguidetoshrewsbury #guidetoShrewsbury #shrewsburycastle #shrewsburytown #shrewsburyguide #battleofShrewsbury #waroftheroses #battlefield1403

Sorting out the layout of my upcoming book "An illustrated guide to Shrewsbury" . Slowly getting there. I'll soon be looking to set up some pre sales before Christmas. #shrewsbury #anillustratedguidetoshrewsbury #illustratedguidetoshrewsbury #guidetoShrewsbury #shropshire #shrewsburyartist #shrewsburyart #artshrewsbury #shrewsburybookfest #shrewsburybook #shrewsburycastle #shrewsburytown #shrewsburyguide #charlesdarwin #horriblehistories

I failed English and history gcse at school and my art teacher hated my cartoon drawings. Now I'm older and school is a distant memory, I thought why not challenge myself and write a history book on my home town Shrewsbury and also do the drawings aswell. It's alot harder then it looks, thank god for spell check and even that sometimes doesn't know what word I was attempting to spell. Lol. Hoping to finish this book by summer 2023. #shrewsbury #anillustratedguidetoshrewsbury #illustratedguidetoshrewsbury #guidetoShrewsbury #shrewsbury #shropshire #shrewsburyartist #shrewsburyart #artshrewsbury #shrewsburybookfest #shrewsburybook #shrewsburycastle #shrewsburytown #horriblehistory #shrewsburyguide #charlesdarwin #horriblehistories

The books coming along nicely, despite spelling errors and a few pictures to be redrawn. #shrewsbury #anillustratedguidetoshrewsbury #illustratedguidetoshrewsbury #guidetoShrewsbury #shrewsbury #shropshire #shrewsburyartist #shrewsburyart #artshrewsbury #shrewsburybookfest #shrewsburybook #shrewsburycastle #shrewsburytown #shrewsburyguide #charlesdarwin #horriblehistories