Shrewsbury, Raven Hotel And Castle Street 1911
Photo ref:
63223
Photo ref:
63223
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Now demolished, the Raven Hotel had many famous visitors in its time. George Farquhar stayed here while writing his play 'The Recruiting Officer'. Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, stayed here. So too did William Palmer, the Rugeley Poisoner, who began to poison his last victim, John Cook, while they both stayed here.
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Memories of Shrewsbury, Raven Hotel and Castle Street 1911
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This date is approximate. My mother used to work in the Raven, as a school girl at St Mary's on Town Walls I used to wait for her to finish work. I can remember the place as being very beautiful. Once my mother came home with a signed photograph of Ken Dodd, she said he was a gentleman, but I remember she wasn't very keen on Norman Wisdom she said he was very miserable, which was a shame to hear because I thought he was a very funny man.
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