INSCRIPTION - @LordHillsColumn#climbit - This staircase was gift of John Straphen, builder, as donation towards erecting this Column. The first stone of the foundation was laid 27 Dec 1814, and completed 18 Jun 1816, the anniversary of the glorious Battle of #Waterloo
@Christo93199773@ICEShropshire@sths57 Yes you can see it. Especially today with this glorious weather! Fancy coming along next Tuesday? It’s the last chance to climb this year 😗
#OTD in 1772 General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill was born in Shropshire. "He served in the Napoleonic Wars under Wellington. He was a trusted commander & much loved by his troops" @shrewsmuseum
Lord Hill's Column in Shrewsbury commemorates his life. Portrait by Thomas Heaphy
#OTD in 1772 General Rowland Hill was born in Shropshire."Lord Hill, from a daguerrotype taken in August 1841, the year before he died." From 'Victorian and Edwardian Shropshire from Old Photographs' by Urszula Rayska from @ShropArchives
@LandmarkHistory Thank you Caroline, how lucky are we to have this in our town! Things are also happening inside, will fill you in if/when they happen.
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is coming to #PitchfordHall this Saturday. Please support the Shire's theatre company @HotbuckleProds for an evening of #outdoortheatre Tickets: https://t.co/qZ81f1OXO5