2018

SJ4912 : The Abbot's House, Butcher Row, Shrewsbury

taken 5 years ago, near to Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

The Abbot's House, Butcher Row, Shrewsbury
The Abbot's House, Butcher Row, Shrewsbury
The rather magnificent, late 15th century, Grade I listed LinkExternal link Abbot's House and shops in Butcher Row. It's described in its listing text as "A remarkably complete and significant surviving example of a
late medieval town house, with evidence for original shop units."
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Shrewsbury [1887] · Grade II Listed [427] · House [317] Other Photos: · Abbots House in Butchers Row - Shrewsbury, Shropshire ·
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SJ4912, 2628 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Law   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 16 November, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 7 December, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 4922 1252 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:42.4770N 2:45.1814W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 49246 12534
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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