Shrewsbury Abbey

The Abbey is located to the east of the town centre, near to the English Bridge, surrounded by a triangular area which is today referred to as Abbey Foregate. A large amount of the monastery was destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in Henry VIII's reign, but a number of buildings, including the church itself were left intact. Thomas Telford built his A5 road through the remaining part of the Abbey and now only part of the original abbey church is still in existence, which is still used today as a place of worship. The old refectory pulpit is still visible across the road from the church (also included in previous post).

The road that passes the abbey is referred to as "Abbey Foregate", the area around which forms a suburb of the town of the same name.

Here is a picture of what the abbey supposedly used to look like:

Photo from Darwin Country