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Shropshire Collection (#11)

Discover the rich history and breathtaking beauty of Shropshire, a hidden gem in England

Background imageShropshire Collection: The Oak Stairway (b / w photo)

The Oak Stairway (b / w photo)
3104658 The Oak Stairway (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Oak Stairway. Photograph for In English Homes Vol II (Country Life, 1907).); © Look and Learn

Background imageShropshire Collection: Plan of the Battle of Shrewsbury and the Line of March of the Two Armies (litho)

Plan of the Battle of Shrewsbury and the Line of March of the Two Armies (litho)
475424 Plan of the Battle of Shrewsbury and the Line of March of the Two Armies (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Shrewsbury, July 21 1403)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Mr Carlyons Christmas (chromolitho)

Mr Carlyons Christmas (chromolitho)
1054810 Mr Carlyons Christmas (chromolitho) by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Carlyons Christmas)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Bridgnorth, 1925 (w / c on paper)

Bridgnorth, 1925 (w / c on paper)
940551 Bridgnorth, 1925 (w/c on paper) by Steer, Philip Wilson (1860-1942); Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English, out of copyright

Background imageShropshire Collection: View near Bridgnorth, c. 1925 (w / c on paper)

View near Bridgnorth, c. 1925 (w / c on paper)
940544 View near Bridgnorth, c.1925 (w/c on paper) by Steer, Philip Wilson (1860-1942); Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English, out of copyright

Background imageShropshire Collection: The New Corn Exchange and Market, Shrewsbury (engraving)

The New Corn Exchange and Market, Shrewsbury (engraving)
1104272 The New Corn Exchange and Market, Shrewsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Corn Exchange and Market, Shrewsbury)

Background imageShropshire Collection: William Ball (John Bull), a Native of Shropshire (engraving)

William Ball (John Bull), a Native of Shropshire (engraving)
1102015 William Ball (John Bull), a Native of Shropshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Ball (John Bull), a Native of Shropshire; Height

Background imageShropshire Collection: Ludlow Castle, Shropshire (b / w photo)

Ludlow Castle, Shropshire (b / w photo)
1100387 Ludlow Castle, Shropshire (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ludlow Castle, Shropshire)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Birmingham and Shrewsbury Railway, Viaduct across the Severn at Shrewsbury (engraving)

Birmingham and Shrewsbury Railway, Viaduct across the Severn at Shrewsbury (engraving)
1096558 Birmingham and Shrewsbury Railway, Viaduct across the Severn at Shrewsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birmingham and Shrewsbury Railway)

Background imageShropshire Collection: The Old Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury (w / c on paper)

The Old Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury (w / c on paper)
NWP153543 The Old Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury (w/c on paper) by Sandby, Paul (1725-1809); 32.3x47 cm; Newport Museum and Art Gallery, South Wales; eNewport Museum and Art Gallery; English

Background imageShropshire Collection: South-West Prospect of Coalbrookdale (hand coloured engraving)

South-West Prospect of Coalbrookdale (hand coloured engraving)
IGM199571 South-West Prospect of Coalbrookdale (hand coloured engraving) by Vivares, Francois (1709-80); Ironbridge Gorge Museum, Telford, Shropshire, UK; eIronbridge Gorge Museum; French

Background imageShropshire Collection: Pitchford Hall, Shropshire (engraving)

Pitchford Hall, Shropshire (engraving)
5222338 Pitchford Hall, Shropshire (engraving) by Neale, J. P. (1771/80-1847); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pitchford Hall, Shropshire)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Tong Castle, Shropshire (engraving)

Tong Castle, Shropshire (engraving)
5222335 Tong Castle, Shropshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tong Castle, Shropshire)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Apley Park, Shropshire (engraving)

Apley Park, Shropshire (engraving)
5222339 Apley Park, Shropshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apley Park, Shropshire)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Sundorne Castle, Shropshire (engraving)

Sundorne Castle, Shropshire (engraving)
5222337 Sundorne Castle, Shropshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sundorne Castle, Shropshire)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Acton Reynald, Shropshire (engraving)

Acton Reynald, Shropshire (engraving)
5222328 Acton Reynald, Shropshire (engraving) by Neale, J. P. (1771/80-1847); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acton Reynald, Shropshire)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Prize Animals at the Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Leeds (engraving)

Prize Animals at the Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Leeds (engraving)
1619634 Prize Animals at the Royal Agricultural Societys Show at Leeds (engraving) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageShropshire Collection: English Homes, Willey Park (engraving)

English Homes, Willey Park (engraving)
1602946 English Homes, Willey Park (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: English Homes, Willey Park)

Background imageShropshire Collection: The Great Schools of England, Shrewsbury (engraving)

The Great Schools of England, Shrewsbury (engraving)
1606054 The Great Schools of England, Shrewsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Schools of England, Shrewsbury)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Bow-Meeting at Pradoe, near Oswestry (engraving)

Bow-Meeting at Pradoe, near Oswestry (engraving)
1625088 Bow-Meeting at Pradoe, near Oswestry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bow-Meeting at Pradoe, near Oswestry)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Market Drayton, Shropshire (engraving)

Market Drayton, Shropshire (engraving)
970438 Market Drayton, Shropshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Market Drayton, Shropshire)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Shrewsbury Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (engraving)

Shrewsbury Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (engraving)
1101341 Shrewsbury Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageShropshire Collection: The Market-Place, Shrewsbury (engraving)

The Market-Place, Shrewsbury (engraving)
1101329 The Market-Place, Shrewsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Market-Place, Shrewsbury)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Pitchford Hall, Shropshire (coloured engraving)

Pitchford Hall, Shropshire (coloured engraving)
976192 Pitchford Hall, Shropshire (coloured engraving) by Hulme, Frederick William (1816-84); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pitchford Hall, Shropshire. Printed by Day & Son.); © Look and Learn

Background imageShropshire Collection: The Dining-Room (b / w photo)

The Dining-Room (b / w photo)
3104650 The Dining-Room (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dining-Room. Photograph for In English Homes Vol II (Country Life, 1907).); © Look and Learn

Background imageShropshire Collection: Benthall Hall, Shropshire (engraving)

Benthall Hall, Shropshire (engraving)
2810239 Benthall Hall, Shropshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Benthall Hall, Shropshire)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Tong Castle (engraving)

Tong Castle (engraving)
WAG451513 Tong Castle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); 8.3x13 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; (add.info.: Tong Castle was a Gothic country house in Shropshire)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Bridgnorth, Shropshire, Edge of a Wood, before 1912 (oil on canvas)

Bridgnorth, Shropshire, Edge of a Wood, before 1912 (oil on canvas)
2655605 Bridgnorth, Shropshire, Edge of a Wood, before 1912 (oil on canvas) by Steer, Philip Wilson (1860-1942); 72.4x86.1 cm; Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery, Gloucestershire

Background imageShropshire Collection: British Archaeological Association at Shrewsbury (engraving)

British Archaeological Association at Shrewsbury (engraving)
1612341 British Archaeological Association at Shrewsbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Archaeological Association at Shrewsbury)

Background imageShropshire Collection: English Homes, Willey Park, the Seat of Lord Forester (engraving)

English Homes, Willey Park, the Seat of Lord Forester (engraving)
1603299 English Homes, Willey Park, the Seat of Lord Forester (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: English Homes, Willey Park)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Map of the City of Uriconium (engraving)

Map of the City of Uriconium (engraving)
1609930 Map of the City of Uriconium (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the City of Uriconium)

Background imageShropshire Collection: The Fatal Accident at Rednal, on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway (engraving)

The Fatal Accident at Rednal, on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway (engraving)
1610372 The Fatal Accident at Rednal, on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fatal Accident at Rednal)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Festivities at Hawkstone (engraving)

Festivities at Hawkstone (engraving)
1607932 Festivities at Hawkstone (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Festivities at Hawkstone)

Background imageShropshire Collection: In the Marches, Ludlow (litho)

In the Marches, Ludlow (litho)
1627627 In the Marches, Ludlow (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Marches, Ludlow. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 16 December 1893)

Background imageShropshire Collection: In the Marches, Ludlow (engraving)

In the Marches, Ludlow (engraving)
1627555 In the Marches, Ludlow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Marches, Ludlow. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 11 November 1893)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Church Stretton and its Neighbourhood (engraving)

Church Stretton and its Neighbourhood (engraving)
1627436 Church Stretton and its Neighbourhood (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Church Stretton and its Neighbourhood)

Background imageShropshire Collection: The Royal Oak, Boscobel (b / w photo)

The Royal Oak, Boscobel (b / w photo)
3094975 The Royal Oak, Boscobel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Oak, Boscobel. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageShropshire Collection: A Chimney Piece by Messrs Maw and Co, Broseley, Shropshire (chromolitho)

A Chimney Piece by Messrs Maw and Co, Broseley, Shropshire (chromolitho)
961749 A Chimney Piece by Messrs Maw and Co, Broseley, Shropshire (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Chimney Piece by Messrs Maw and Co, Broseley)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Portion of Park Gates by The Coalbrookdale Company, Shropshire (chromolitho)

Portion of Park Gates by The Coalbrookdale Company, Shropshire (chromolitho)
961647 Portion of Park Gates by The Coalbrookdale Company, Shropshire (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Bridgenorth (bodycolour, w / c, chalk & graphite on paper)

Bridgenorth (bodycolour, w / c, chalk & graphite on paper)
XYC195104 Bridgenorth (bodycolour, w/c, chalk & graphite on paper) by Sandby, Paul (1725-1809); 65.5x90 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, USA; English, out of copyright

Background imageShropshire Collection: Ludlow Castle (engraving)

Ludlow Castle (engraving)
1101538 Ludlow Castle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ludlow Castle. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Shrewsbury Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (engraving)

Shrewsbury Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (engraving)
1101342 Shrewsbury Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Anniversary Fete of the Morfe Cottage Garden Society, at Dudmaston, near Bridgnorth, Salop

Anniversary Fete of the Morfe Cottage Garden Society, at Dudmaston, near Bridgnorth, Salop
1102237 Anniversary Fete of the Morfe Cottage Garden Society, at Dudmaston, near Bridgnorth, Salop, the Mansion and Part of Flower-Garden (engraving) by English School

Background imageShropshire Collection: Roman Lead Mines in Shropshire (engraving)

Roman Lead Mines in Shropshire (engraving)
1097816 Roman Lead Mines in Shropshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Lead Mines in Shropshire)

Background imageShropshire Collection: Princess Margaret visits Bishops Castle, Shropshire

Princess Margaret visits Bishops Castle, Shropshire. The Princess is pictured in the living room of the bungalow of Typhena Hayter, Craven Arms. 30th June 1959

Background imageShropshire Collection: Militiamen in training 27th July 1939 Militiamen seen here at Oswestry camp

Militiamen in training 27th July 1939 Militiamen seen here at Oswestry camp receiving training on different types of anti-aircraft gun

Background imageShropshire Collection: Militiamen in training 15th July 1939 Militiamen seen here at Whittington Barracks

Militiamen in training 15th July 1939 Militiamen seen here at Whittington Barracks, Lichfield receiving basic training. The Militiamen were the result of The Military Training Act 1939 which was an

Background imageShropshire Collection: Militiamen in training 27th July 1939 Militiamen seen here at Oswestry camp

Militiamen in training 27th July 1939 Militiamen seen here at Oswestry camp receiving basic training. The Militiamen were the result of The Military Training Act 1939 which was an Act of Parliament




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Discover the rich history and breathtaking beauty of Shropshire, a hidden gem in England. Step back in time at the first iron bridge, Ironbridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that revolutionized engineering. Marvel at St. Leonard's church and town from the tranquil River Severn in Bridgnorth, offering picturesque views that will leave you enchanted. Transport yourself to the 1950s as you stroll through Ludlow, where old-world charm meets timeless elegance. Immerse yourself in history as you explore Guildhall and church in Much Wenlock, a true testament to Shropshire's architectural wonders. Gaze upon Ludlow Castle from Whitecliff and let your imagination run wild with tales of knights and royalty. Experience the serenity of Llangollen Canal as a narrow boat gracefully glides through locks at Grindley Brook – an idyllic scene straight out of a postcard. Cross over English Bridge in Shrewsbury and soak up the vibrant atmosphere of this bustling market town. Encounter adorable Shropshire sheep grazing peacefully on rolling green hills – nature's own masterpiece. Uncover stories of Eustace Rogers, the last coracle man who navigated Ironbridge with skillful precision – a tribute to traditional craftsmanship that still echoes today. Finally, be captivated by The Iron Bridge itself - an iconic symbol spanning across River Severn - representing not only engineering brilliance but also connecting past with present. Let Old County Map 1836 by Thomas Moule take you on a journey through time; tracing every inch reveals secrets waiting to be discovered. Shropshire is more than just its landscapes or landmarks; it is an experience that will leave an indelible mark on your heart forever.