page_title: Whitchurch, Shropshire
section_title: Landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Whitchurch, Shropshire / Landmarks
caption_attribution_description: English: 21-23 High Street, Whitchurch Grade-II*-listed half-timbered building, originally a hall, now used as a shop and café, dating in part from the late 15th century. The frame features close studding with S braces on the first floor and diagonal bracing on the gable. The wooden shop front ('Walker'; centre) dates from the 19th century and is a particularly complete example. The attic contains coops for the rearing of birds for cock fighting. On the left is 25 High Street, a grade-II-listed red-brick building dating from 1753. For more information, see: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1178117
context_page_description: Whitchurch is a market town in northern Shropshire, England. It lies 2 miles east of the Welsh border, 2 miles south of the Cheshire border, 20 miles north of the county town of Shrewsbury, 20 miles south of Chester, and 15 miles east of Wrexham. At the 2011 Census, the population of the town was 9,781. Whitchurch is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. Notable people who have lived in Whitchurch include the composer Sir Edward German, and illustrator Randolph Caldecott.
caption: High Street shops, Whitchurch
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