The Parade Shops, formerly the Royal Salop Infirmary, is a specialist
shopping centre
A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre ( Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof.
The first known colle ...
at St Mary's Place in
Shrewsbury,
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...
,
England
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. It is a Grade II
listed building
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.
History
The original facility on the site was the Salop Infirmary designed by
William Baker of Audlem and completed in 1745,
[ converting a mansion named Broom Hall which had been a local house of Corbet Kynaston. The infirmary was completely rebuilt to a design by Edward Haycock, with occasional inspections by ]Sir Robert Smirke
Sir Robert Smirke (1 October 1780 – 18 April 1867) was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture, though he also used other architectural styles. As architect to the Board of Works, he designed several major ...
, in the Greek Revival style in 1830.[ An additional wing was completed in 1870 and it was renamed the Royal Salop Infirmary in 1914.] It joined the National Health Service
The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ...
in 1948.[ The hospital was closed, after structural difficulties were experienced, on 20 November 1977.
After services transferred to the ]Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is a teaching hospital in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It forms the Shrewsbury site of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, serving patients from Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin) and Powys ...
by 1979, the Royal Salop Infirmary buildings were acquired by a developer who converted it into a shopping centre in the early 1980s.
Notable staff of Royal Salop Infirmary
* Job Orton, dissenting minister, was first board secretary of the infirmary in 1745-47.
*William Farr
William Farr CB (30 November 1807 – 14 April 1883) was a British epidemiologist, regarded as one of the founders of medical statistics.
Early life
William Farr was born in Kenley, Shropshire, to poor parents. He was effectively adopted b ...
, statistician, was originally employed as a dresser (surgeon's assistant) there in 1826.
* Charles Maude, later Archdeacon of Salop
The Archdeacon of Salop is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield. The incumbent is Paul Thomas.
History
Shropshire was historically split between the diocese of Hereford (under the Archdeacon of Shropshi ...
, was appointed hospital chaplain in 1901.
References
External links
The Parade Shops
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Economy of Shropshire
Shopping centres in Shropshire
Buildings and structures in Shrewsbury