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The Guildhall or Booth Hall, The Square, Shrewsbury
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Guild Hall, The Square, Shrewsbury (image)
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The Guild Hall shown in this view was the third one recorded on this site. Two others were to follow in the 18th and 19th Centuries. This frequency of rebuilding may have been due to their construction over an ancient bog. The central block, on the site ...
The Guild Hall shown in this view was the third one recorded on this site. Two others were to follow in the 18th and 19th Centuries. This frequency of rebuilding may have been due to their construction over an ancient bog. The central block, on the site ...
The Guildhall/Booth Hall was the centre of government in medieval and Tudor Shrewsbury. A stone tower (the Exchequer) housed records and the treasury. The Council chamber next to the tower was “beautified” in 1578. At right angles stood the Booth Hall blocking off the Square from the High Street; it contained shops at street level and a meeting hall above.