Church of St Mary the Virgin

Great little church and well worth a walk around.I myself am not religious but the history and architecture is amazing. Worth 10 minutes of your time.

Stunning church. The ceiling carvings are beautiful and the stained glass is some of the loveliest I've ever seen. Very friendly and helpful guides there to help as well.

The only original Saxon/Norman church standing in Shrewsbury. In the care of the churches conservation trust.famous for it's magnificent stained glass window 15th century Italian. Selling Christmas cards for various charities between November & December. Lovely little cafe inside the church selling homemade cakes

A marvellous Church. It's worth looking up and down to see the decorative ceilings and the tiles beneath your feet.

St Mary's Church, at the top of Pride Hill in Shrewsbury, is a now redundant Anglican Church dating back to the 10th century with an interesting blend of Norman and Gothic architecture.Inside the church is impressive, particularly the wooden roof and large stained glass windows. There are many information boards around detailing features of interest. There is a small cafe in the back corner.

As an avid traveller with some interest in history, photography and architecture, I recently had the pleasure of visiting Saint Mary's Church in the picturesque town of Shrewsbury, and I must say it was an amazing experience.The staff at Saint Mary's were simply outstanding. Their warm and welcoming demeanour made me feel right at home. Their passion for the church's history was great and they were more than happy to share their knowledge with visitors. Their anecdotes about the church's past, especially the tale of Robert Cadman, the daring 18th-century professional daredevil/ropewalker, added a delightful touch of humour to the visit.The church also houses a medieval stained glass window, known as the 'Jesse Window'. And it is a beautiful ancient work of art.Highly recommended!

Sadly now a redundant Anglican Church but most joyfully under the care of the Churches Conversation Trust for us all to enjoy today . It is a Grade 1 listed monument and believed to have been founded by King Edgar in the 10th Century .As you enter on the tower there is a plaque to a 18th century daredevil who had performed his feats of daring as far afield as Dover and Lincoln . Unfortunately this Evel Knievel of the past came unstuck here whilst performing one of his stunts . So R.I.P. to Robert Cadman .Inside the stained glass dates from the 14th to 19th centuries . The East Window of the chancel has a depiction of the Jesse Tree and depictions elsewhere of Bernard of Clairvaux and beautifully create the atmospheric feeling inside .The day I visited the atmosphere being added to by a Steam punk festival . I must admit I didn't know much about these but they looked very glamorous and were very entertaining . I could have watched the ladies in Black and White dancing for hours and listened to the accompanying music also . A surprising 10/10 from me most entertaining and talented I shall have to look out for more of these festivals .Beautiful place and a rather fascinating day.

Excellent church, which sadly no longer has services on there, but is used for various events, such as the Shrewsbury beer festival. The stain glass window at the back looks very impressive. It's a 10 minute (approx) walk from the train station. Come out of it and turn left, up the bank. Check out what events are on!

A fantastic treasure of a church with great architecture and awe inspiring stained glass windows. In the past it had links to royalty and was once one of the objects of pride for the town. The Jesse window is arguably one of the finest in the country. Always very peaceful and a great place to spend time reflecting and offers the opportunity to light a candle. They also have a very nice small cafe inside as well. It is, however, a tragedy that this is no longer a working church.

An inspiring and sympathetic acoustic for a chamber orchestra concert last weekend. Unfortunately only one toilet for a couple of hundred in the audience.