Old St. Chads - Remnant - Shrewsbury, Great Britain.
N 52° 42.384 W 002° 45.196
30U E 516670 N 5839639
All that remains of Old Saint Chads church which collapsed in 1788, is the Lady chapel & a few ruins. The Chapel is surrounded by re-located grave slabs & few burials with headstones. Old St Chads is located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.
Waymark Code: WMP450
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/27/2015
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When St chads fell down in 1788 the Lady Chapel was the only undamaged part of the church remaining. The Chapel is now preserved, as a listed building. See British Listed Buildings Website: (
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Many of the grave slabs from old & ancient burials have been relocated to the footpaths as flagstones, surrounding the Lady Chapel. (See photos in listing Gallery)
The Rise & Fall Of the Old St Chads.
Scheduled Monument and Grade II* Listed Building The medieval parish church of Old St Chad's, which was probably founded (perhaps as a minster) in the Saxon period, and remained in use until 1788 when its tower collapsed (most of the rest of the building was then demolished and the church replaced by the current St Chad's, built on a new site)." Text Source: (
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