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The Council House, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury
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Council House, Council House Courtyard, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury (image)
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The Council House was one of the meeting places of the Council of the Marches; the main headquarters being at Ludlow Castle. The building shown probably largely dates from 1501, but was embellished considerably in the 17th and 19th centuries. (Image cour...
The Council House was one of the meeting places of the Council of the Marches; the main headquarters being at Ludlow Castle. The building shown probably largely dates from 1501, but was embellished considerably in the 17th and 19th centuries. (Image cour...
The Council House takes its name from the Council in the Marches of Wales which met here regularly to govern Wales and its bordering counties during the sixteenth century. It was Charles I’s base at the outbreak of Civil War in 1642.