Shrewsbury Stop Over

Staying in Shrewsbury at the moment, a beautiful, very old town. Rachael and I went strolling in the large pedestrian area this afternoon and took a few photos.

It seems that Shrewsbury was an old market town, hence the photo of the old Market Hall. There are a lot of old Tudor buildings around and in fact, our hotel 'The Old Post Office' is one of the oldest. I thought it was, as the name suggests, an old post office but after doing a little reading over a drink or two we find it was an old posting house for horse drawn coaches. Up until as late as 1900 it was stabling thirteen horses.

We're spending three nights here, it's a convenient central spot to go out and view some boats we've chosen to have a look at.

 

The Market Hall

 

Old Post Office Hotel