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The Dry Quarry, Shrewsbury
This area, now almost completely covered by the swimming baths, was a curved slope on which wooden seating could be laid for spectators to watch plays, bull baiting and cock fighting in Tudor times.
Dry Amphitheatre Shrewsbury reconstruction c1630 (image)
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The dry amphitheatre was generally known as the "dry dingle" to differentiate it form the dingle in the centre of the quarry which survives today. It stood near the remains of the Augustinian friary. It was originally a natural feature but was also quarr...
The dry amphitheatre was generally known as the "dry dingle" to differentiate it form the dingle in the centre of the quarry which survives today. It stood near the remains of the Augustinian friary. It was originally a natural feature but was also quarr...