Can anyone please tell me which is the highest building in Shrewsbury?

No suggestions either please!!!! :lol:

Pretty sure it is St Mary's Church.

Aedas Architects roof extension opposite St Mary's is the highest building that is usable living space and has wonderful views from the floor to ceiling windows on both sides and a large outside balcony area at the rear.

Unless you are a mad man hoping to fly from the spire of St Mary's Church, I suppose ! :rolleyes:

Aren't there some offices (centre management) above one (or both?) of the two shopping centres? Depending on what you regard as being "ground level" surely that is higher?

Also there's the BT building on Town Walls... pretty sure that is higher too!!

Or are you taking into account the hill/the "above sea level" height rather than building height above ground level? If so, surely there's Laura's Tower at the Castle... and possibly Shrewsbury School?!

The building opposite St Mary's Church is built at the highest point of the town so if for instance, you stand at the top of St Claremont's Hill and look straight ahead you can see this glazed extension and you will see what I mean.

My youngest son did his work experience there when it was being built and they allowed him to go on the roof (hard hat of course!) whilst it was being built. They said he could visit when it was completed and I could come too so I made the most of the opportunity which was very kind of them.

Laura's Tower is a folly and Shrewsbury School is not in the town. :P

So you are basically saying that Aedas Architects has the highest habitable floor (above sea level) in the town centre of Shrewsbury.

It's not the highest building by height above ground - as I've wrote first there's St Mary's Church* and if you want habitable buildings/floors of buildings only, the BT building on Town Walls or the shopping centres between Pride Hill and Raven Meadows are both taller buildings.

And the rooms at the top of Shrewsbury School (though I've not been up to them) I would imagine have a pretty impressive view over the town centre!

As for Laura's Tower - it's not really a folly. It is a weather-proof, decorated room. Quite nice now it's been restored, though never open to the public it seems!

*though I'm not 100% sure about this - the Market Hall clock tower may be higher from the ground to the top of the structure... obviously St Mary's steeple is situated on top of the hill which gives it the appearance of being higher. Still, St Mary's steeple could be taller than the Market Hall tower... would be nice to know for certain!

It might be all in the cocktail stick on top! :lol:

They tend to have an open day every heritage weekend.

I worked there 2 or 3 years ago and we had about 170 visitors.

s.g.d.

Lord Hill's column is quite high. Though not as high as some, perhaps?

As you can climb up inside it (if they let you!) it is more than just a support column, perhaps, and could be classed as a building.

This is from the council's own tourism site.

At 133ft 6inches it is the tallest Doric column in the world.

The statue on top is 17ft tall.

I think that there are 172 steps and each one has a letter carved underneath which read as an inscription.

s.g.d.

I don't remember the inscriptions on each step but I did wonder how they could get paramedics to me if I collapsed of a heart attack on the way up. It was a nightmare having to go up at a pace dictated by those following behind. :blink:

Great views at the top but I think chunks have fallen off since then and I don't remember seeing it advertised as opened for quite a while. :(