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A View from Haughmond Hill, looking over the Town of Shrewsbury & A View from Broom Hall looking East from the Centre of Shrewsbury

John Bowen, 1754

The first large painting shows a view from Haughmond HilI including Queen Eleanor's Bower in the foreground. The village of Uffington is seen to the right and the town of Shrewsbury can be seen beyond the River Severn, with Broom Hall clearly visible on the town walls. In the background is Long Mountain and Breidden Hill. The other painting depicts a view from Broom Hall including a view of Council House Chambers and the Terrace leading down to the River Severn in the foreground. In the middle distance we can see Shrewsbury Abbey, the White Hall, and the Stone Bridge.

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Title of artwork, date

A View from Haughmond Hill, looking over the Town of Shrewsbury & A View from Broom Hall looking East from the Centre of Shrewsbury, 1754

Date supported

1987

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

1) 299.7 x 411.4 cm & 2) 299.7 x 365.7 cm

Grant

16330

Total cost

50000

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