Blue Plaque - Site of Balcony House, Shifnal, Shropshire
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member GCMTWood
N 52° 39.946 W 002° 22.368
30U E 542415 N 5835275
This Blue Plaque is located on Park Street, in Shifnal, Shropshire
Waymark Code: WMN9YT
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/28/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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This commemorative Blue Plaque is situated 50 yards to the south of the present railway viaduct on Market Place, in Shifnal.

Balcony House was the 18th Century home of Humphrey Pitt of Priorslee Hall.

It was the birthplace in 1760 of physician Thomas Beddoes who became Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University and who was an early pioneer of the use of gases in medicine.

The property currently occupying the site is Odfellows Wine Bar.
Blue Plaque managing agency: The Shifnal Society

Individual Recognized: Humphrey Pitt and Thomas Beddoes

Physical Address:
Market Place
Shifnal
Telford, Shropshire United Kingdom
TF11 9AU

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