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Bishop's Castle This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850 |
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Bishop's Castle This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850 |
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Bishop's Castle This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850 |
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Bishop's Castle This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850 |
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Bishop's Castle This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850 |
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Bishop's Castle Bishop's Castle is a small market town in the southwest of Shropshire, England, and formerly its smallest borough. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,893. Bishop's Castle is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of the Wales-England border, about 20 miles (30 km) north-west of Ludlow and about 20 miles (30 km) south-west of Shrewsbury. To the south is Clun and to the east is Church Stretton. The town is within an agricultural area and has also become known for its alternative community including artists, musicians, writers and craftspeople. The surrounding area is hillwalking country and Bishop's Castle is a "Walkers are Welcome Town", gaining the award in 2008. The long distance footpath the Shropshire Way runs through the town and Offa's Dyke is only a few miles to the west. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850 |
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The arms of Lord Clive of India, Bishop's Castle This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850 |
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Bishop's Castle This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850 |
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The Lynch Gate at St. John the Baptist Church, Bishop's Castle Parish church. Mediaeval tower mostly rebuilt in C17, rest of 1860 by T Nicholson of Hereford. Coursed limestone rubble tower with ashlar dressings and pyramidal slate cap; rest of squared and coursed limestone with ashlar dressings, and slate roof with ridge cresting. Squat square Gothic survival West tower; 5-bay nave with lean-to aisles, lower pentagonal-apsed chancel, transeptal chapels, North porch, and North and South vestries, in a Decorated Gothic style. Tower: 2 stages; plinth, string courses, coped battlemented parapet, weathervane and flag pole. 2-light bell chamber openings to north and south, that to north with trefoil-headed lights and returned square hoodmould; stair projection to south-east with 4-rectangular lights. Chamfered 4-centred arched bell chamber opening to west, first stage 4-centred 3-light diamond- leaded west window, early C18 door below with 6-raised and fielded panels, and bracketed, moulded, flat hood with 2-panelled soffit. Octagonal clock dated 1847 and red line for fives game on first stage to north. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850 |
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Church of St, John the Baptist, Bishop's Castle This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850 |
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Church of St, John the Baptist, Bishop's Castle This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850 |
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Church Stretton, Shropshire Church Stretton is a small town in Shropshire, England, 13 miles south of Shrewsbury and 15 miles north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671. The town was nicknamed Little Switzerland in the late-Victorian and Edwardian period because of its landscape and became a health resort. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850 |
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Church Stretton, Shropshire This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850 |
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