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Latitude: 52.7079 / 52°42'28"N
Longitude: -2.7537 / 2°45'13"W
OS Eastings: 349173
OS Northings: 312513
OS Grid: SJ491125
Mapcode National: GBR BJ.2GRJ
Mapcode Global: WH8BT.N6XD
Plus Code: 9C4VP65W+5G
Entry Name: 21, High Street
Listing Date: 19 September 1972
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1270751
English Heritage Legacy ID: 457324
ID on this website: 101270751
Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1
County: Shropshire
Civil Parish: Shrewsbury
Built-Up Area: Shrewsbury
Traditional County: Shropshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire
Church of England Parish: Shrewsbury St Alkmund
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
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SHREWSBURY
SJ4912NW
653-1/11/351
19/09/72
HIGH STREET
(North East side)
No.21
GV
II
Commercial premises, built as offices. 1892. By AE Lloyd
Oswell. Brick with ashlar dressings and plain tiled roof.
Flemish Revival style.
3 storeys and attic, 4 bays. Granite front to ground floor
with 2 outer doors with segmental moulded arches, flanked by
fluted shafts, and with arcaded overlights. Heavy cornice over
central window, with strapwork frieze and central pedimented
plaque, carried on moulded console brackets inscribed
"Shropshire Fire Office", and "Shropshire and North Wales".
Banded brick and stone to first floor, divided 1-2-1 by
pilasters. 2-light transomed windows in the outer bays, paired
segmentally-arched central windows in stressed architrave.
Moulded cornice over, and stone transomed windows above.
Frieze of foliate swags with egg-and-dart eaves cornice over.
Balustraded parapet each side of ornate central gable in 3
tiers, surmounted by high pedimented panel bearing the Salop
arms.
Listing NGR: SJ4917312513
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