Shrewsbury - Abbey Church

The Abbey Church, built from red sandstone and dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, is all that remains of a Benedictine monastery founded by Roger de Montgomery in 1083. By approaching the Abbey from the English Bridge the striking early-Gothic west tower, decorated with a statue of Edward III, can be admired. The large west window, embellished with coats of arms, dates from Richard II's reign. It is also worth viewing James Pearson's altar (1888) and the many tombs, the oldest of which dates from 1300.