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Shrewsbury boasts a long and eventful history and has more than its fair share of secrets locked away among its medieval streets and distinctive narrow passages, known locally as shuts. The town grew prosperous from the wool trade thanks to its position on the River Severn, which allowed it access to markets in the rest of England via the extensive canal network. Its relative isolation from other large manufacturing towns and ports meant that it avoided the rapid industrialisation of the nineteenth century and also escaped bomb damage during the Second World War. The result is that Shrewsbury remains relatively unspoiled and has retained

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Book category Knihy po anglicky Lifestyle, sport & leisure Local interest, family history & nostalgia Local history

• Full title: Secret Shrewsbury
• Author: John Shipley
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96
• EAN: 9781445678450
• ISBN: 9781445678450
• ID: 20363070
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Weight: 294 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 179 × 8 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. April 2019

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