History Group Talk: Improvements and Innovations

Population, congestion and changes to trading; the ‘beautification’ of the town; planning and other forms of regulation; the new buildings of Shrewsbury, such as the Salop Infirmary, the Shirehall and the Music Hall; ragged schools, the Lancastrian model and the concept of educating females; Sunday Schools and Shrewsbury School; the improvements made by Thomas Telford.