[106] Methodists,[107] Baptists[108] and the United Reformed Church are also represented, alongside newer church groups including Elim Pentecostal[109] and two Newfrontiers, which are: [110][111] Shrewsbury Evangelical Church meets in the former Anglican parish church of St Julian at the Wyle Cop end of Fish Street. The three main museums are Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, Shrewsbury Castle (which houses the Shropshire Regimental Museum) and the Coleham Pumping Station. According to legend, the spire of St Alkmund's Church was damaged by the Devil in 1553, and climbed four times by a drunken steeplejack in 1621.[105]. [18], Roger de Montgomery was given the town as a gift from William, and built Shrewsbury Castle in 1074,[7] taking the title of Earl. The first half was a drab affair, but it did liven up in the second period. [66] The Royal Navy submarine HMS Talent is affiliated with Shrewsbury and the town also served as the administrative headquarters of the British Army's regional 143 (West Midlands) Brigade whose administrative HQ was based at Copthorne Barracks, until 2014.[67]. Pailin. Other notable people of the town include; comic book artist Charlie Adlard was born in Shrewsbury and is most known for illustrating The Walking Dead; Robert Cadman, a performer and steeplejack, who is buried in the town, at St Mary's Church; Simon Gosling, a visual effects designer was born in the town, and was resident there until 1994;[135] John Gwynn, an 18th-century architect, who designed the English Bridge and the bridge at Atcham was born in the town;[136] Percy Thrower, the gardener and broadcaster lived in Shrewsbury, where he set up the garden centre near Meole Brace and just down the road from the football club. Public Records and the Town of Shrewsbury For more information on Town of Shrewsbury Public Records, please visit our dedicated page for archives, agendas, minutes, … Today, after several major reorganisations, the Light Infantry now forms part of the regiment known simply as the Rifles. The Great War poet Wilfred Owen was a resident. Omissions? 2 reviews of Town of Shrewsbury : Council of Aging "The Town of Shrewsbury's Council on Aging, has proven to be a highly valuable resource for not only the many seniors of our town but for their Carepartners as well. The population was 35,644 according to the 2010 US Census, in nearly 12,400 households. 93.9% of the population were classed as White British, compared with 95.4% for the surrounding district. In 1716, a group of thirty-one persons petitioned the General Court to set aside a tract of land for a new township. [29][30] This prompted Prince Rupert to respond by executing Parliamentarian prisoners in Oswestry. The Priory School, formerly a grammar school for girls;[168] Meole Brace School currently carries the status of Science College; The Grange School the status of Arts College; Sundorne School the status of Sports College and Belvidere School has the status of Technology College. In his 1910 novel, Howards End, E. M. Forster makes a brief reference to "astonishing Shrewsbury", an impression he received after having visited the town in the early 20th century. Shrewsbury, unlike surrounding towns like Grafton, Millbury, Westborough, and Northborough, did not become a mill town or farming village; most of its 19th-century growth was due to its proximity to Worcester and visitors to Lake Quinsigamond. The main railway station building of Shrewsbury General includes a clock tower, imitation Tudor chimneys and carved heads in the frames of every window. Above the main entrance are two statues bearing the Greek inscriptions "Philomathes" and "Polymathes". Shropshire Council have their headquarters at the Shirehall, on Abbey Foregate. But I tell you 'tis not modish to know relations in town"). These portray the virtues "Lover of learning" and "Much learning" to convey the lesson that it is good to gain knowledge through a love of learning. During the next 200 years the county frequently was involved in wars with the Welsh, and Edward I (reigned 1272–1307) entirely rebuilt the castle. [171] In the end the scheme came to nothing and it was not until the 2000s that higher education institutions were established in the town: University Centre Shrewsbury has been offering postgraduate courses since autumn 2014 and undergraduate students are being welcomed to the institution from autumn 2015. [28], The monastic hospitals, and incomes from their endowments, were transferred to secular owners. [36][37] Shrewsbury in the Industrial Revolution was on the Shrewsbury Canal, which linked it with the Shropshire Canal and the rest of the canal network of Great Britain. The gravestone prop of Ebenezer Scrooge (played by George C. Scott) that was used in the movie is still present in the graveyard of St Chad's Church.