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Burghley map c1575 (image)
Lord Burghley commissioned this map c1575 at a time when Shrewsbury was rapidly changing. The population was growing and open spaces within the walls were filling up. The destructive effect of the reformation can also be seen, with ruins of two of the three friaries visible outside the walls.
(Image courtesy of Shropshire Archives)