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Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, owned most of Shropshire, and it was he who founded this Benedictine abbey in 1083, he is said to have been buried here when he died in 1094.

St Mary’s is as good an introduction to the development of Gothic architecture through the ages as you are likely to find anywhere.

The Edwardian façade hides a much older building.

Designed by Edward Pugin, son of Augustus Pugin, and was completed in 1856: amongst its glories is the stained glass.

This rather extraordinary parish church, set on a spacious green hill above the River Severn, stands in stark contrast to Shrewsbury's medieval streets and mainly Tudor townscape.

A beautifully preserved, Victorian church full of history and original William Morris stained glass.

A thousand years old, dedicated to St Lucia patron saint of light and eyesight; appositely working alongside the RNIB accessibility centre telling her fascinating story and the history of this ancient church.

A memorial church to a bloody battle.

The church building is one of the largest country churches in Shropshire, the oldest part of which is the Norman north transept.

A Saxon church built on the Roman site of Viroconium.