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Around the Castle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Castle Gates house dates from the late 16th century and was originally built on Dogpole, a street in Shrewsbury, but was dismantled, moved and re-built in its present position in 1702 by the Earl of Bradford.
It is unusual for Shrewsbury because of its yellow and black colours instead of the more usual black and white.
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To the right of the old St. Nicholas Church next to Castle Gates House is this picturesque little corner. An attractive timber-framed house with an archway built in to it and the cobbled street that runs through the arch is "Council House Court".
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The tower was built about 1790 by Thomas Telford for Laura, the daughter of Sir William Pulteney, as a summer house and affords some splendid views over the town in good weather.
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One of the views seen from Laura's Tower looking north-east towards Castlefields and showing the River Severn and the footbridge.
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Severn Bridge Junction is the area of railway lines just south of Shrewsbury railway station and is controlled by this mechanical interlocked signal box of the same name, which is now the largest operational mechanical signal box in the world.
Just beyond the signal box is Shrewsbury Abbey Church.
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