Blue Plaque - Old Idsall House, Shifnal, Shropshire
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member GCMTWood
N 52° 39.876 W 002° 22.486
30U E 542283 N 5835144
This Blue Plaque is located on Church Street, in Shifnal, Shropshire
Waymark Code: WMN9YY
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/28/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Old Idsall House is believed to be the oldest house in Shifnal and to have survived the fire of 1591. From about 1760 it was Shifnal's first Post Office run by Thomas Sambrook. It stands in Church Street, just before St Andrew's Church.

It is a Grade II Listed Building (Date Listed: 26 May 1955 ; English Heritage Building ID: 255244). More details can be found on The British Listed Buildings website (www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-255244-old-idsall-house-shifnal-)
Blue Plaque managing agency: The Shifnal Society

Individual Recognized: Old Idsall House and Thomas Sambrook

Physical Address:
4 Church Street
Shifnal
Telford, Shropshire United Kingdom
TF11 9AA

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