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Welsh Gate and Mardol Gate on Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury
Mardol Gate Shrewsbury
Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury (image)
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The main feature of the old Welsh, or St. George's, Bridge was the massive Mardol Gate, shown clearly in this painting. The west side of the gate had large round turrets in typical medieval style, but the east side had "renaissance" classical detailing; ...
The main feature of the old Welsh, or St. George's, Bridge was the massive Mardol Gate, shown clearly in this painting. The west side of the gate had large round turrets in typical medieval style, but the east side had "renaissance" classical detailing; ...
The massive size of the Mardol Gate shows the danger there was in mediaeval times from nearby Wales. The inside face of the gate was decorated in the fashionable classical style in 1575-6.
Welsh Gate Shrewsbury
Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury (image)
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This image concentrates on that part of the old St. George's Bridge closest to Frankwell. The Welsh Gate shown here, removed in 1773, had a massive square battlemented tower which contained a guardroom. Parts of the tower and dry arch of the bridge were ...
This image concentrates on that part of the old St. George's Bridge closest to Frankwell. The Welsh Gate shown here, removed in 1773, had a massive square battlemented tower which contained a guardroom. Parts of the tower and dry arch of the bridge were ...
The Welsh Gate with its strong tower stood at the Frankwell end of St. George's Bridge. It was here in 1485 that the army of Henry Tudor entered the town. Henry later won the Battle of Bosworth and was crowned Henry VII.