Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury's most famous son, features in an artist's project to capture the town's most beautiful and historic streets at a moment in time.
Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury's most famous son, features in an artist's project to capture the town's most beautiful and historic streets at a moment in time.James St Clair Wade, an artist and architect based in the county town, is nearing completion of his Shrewsbury Streetscape Project, which he started five years ago.James's latest work captures the town centre library - complete with the evolutionary theorist's statue outside the entrance - and School Gardens.
"It's been really enjoyable drawing the original 16C Shrewsbury School building and spotting where the chapel, dormitories and classrooms were," James said."I can almost imagine Charles Darwin running down School Gardens and through the main arch to lessons. "Apparently complaints about the school food were very common and S.B. was said to be a sign for 'stale bread, sour beer, salt butter and stinking beef sold by Samuel Butler!'
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