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HWW from Shrewsbury

A former art teacher who created a walking trail to encourage children to take an interest in the town where they live is still maintaining it more than a decade later.

"The first time I came to Shrewsbury I walked around and couldn't believe what a beautiful place it was," Mike Griffiths said.

But he was surprised when children at the Wakeman School, where he taught, had no knowledge of some of the local architecture.

He said he decided to get the children out in the town to sketch what they could see, and later, Mr Griffiths asked his pupils to create artwork on tiles

Later, when the school came to close in 2013, it was decided to use them to decorate the walking trail. The artwork on the wall in several places still looks good today. The children, now grown ups, of the Old Wakeman School should feel proud of their work
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19 comments

Diana Australis said:

What a magnificent wall it is…I love it! HWW Amelia
7 days ago ( translate )

Gavin Johnson said:

HWW - that's amazing. We're overdue a visit to Shrewsbury, so we'll look out for it!
7 days ago

Joe, Son of the Rock said:

I love these architectural details in miniature, Amelia. The fenestrations, the archways and the half-timbering are all amazing, and hopefully both educational and inspiring for local schoolchildren.Have a great day. All the best, Joe
7 days ago

Dida From Augsburg said:

Beautiful artwork - thanks for the interesting information!

HWW and a nice rest of the week, Amelia!
7 days ago

Gudrun said:

This is really well done! When I was in primary school we also did walks in our town and surroundings which was highly interesting and enjoyable.
HWW!
7 days ago

Mecklenburg-Foto (Re… said:

Eine wunderbare Idee, HWW !
7 days ago ( translate )

Mikus said:

Eine sehr schöne Geschichte. Prima, die Kunstwerke geteilt. HWW, Amelia.
7 days ago ( translate )

Roger (Grisly) said:

Terrific artwork and an excellent idea,
Nicely captured and explained Amelia, HWW!
7 days ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

a beautiful find
Wish you a peaceful Wednesday!!!!!!
7 days ago ( translate )

Karl Hartwig Schütz said:

Super! HWW.
7 days ago

tiabunna said:

A wonderful wall and interesting background information, Amelia. HWW and best wishes for the rest of the week
7 days ago

Ko Hummel said:

nice and interesting story HWW Amelia
7 days ago

Erhard Bernstein said:

HWW Amelia!
7 days ago ( translate )

Stephan Fey said:

This is marvelous! HWW, Amelia!
7 days ago ( translate )

Jo WaLo said:

Ein ganz besonderer Fund zum HWW, noch eine gute Woche!
7 days ago ( translate )