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  • Newport High Street in 1838 by Henry Ziegler
    September 27th, 2022 in Blog, Local History Links, Newport Shropshire history, Newport Then and Now, News

    We have Caroline Davies of Davies, White & Perry to thank for preserving a wonderful watercolour of Newport High Street painted in 1838. It is fortunate that, not long after the painting was completed, a local person identified several of the characters and trades shown. The view is looking northwards towards the church.   The painting is by Henry Bryan Ziegler (1798–1874). He was a British artist, known as a landscape and portrait painter. He studied under John Varley, honed his…

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