Tuesday 26thJune. Shrewsbury. Drove into the very pleasant town of Shrewsbury. Parking is always an issue for us here in UK as we are not yet familiar with the local customs so we parked on the outskirts in a “Park and Ride”. Shrewsbury is a bustling small city built inside a loop of the Severn. Many historical building but also a lot of modern commercial activity. We started off at the market. A market hall packed with fruit and veg, butchers, fish, delicatessens and knick knacks. The craft stalls were good quality, locally manufactured and really interesting. As you may have gathered, we love markets and this was one of the best. Our next stop was St Mary’s church. My late uncle, Peter Williams, did a lot of voluntary work here, particularly as an architect with
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