Canal Tavern Public House And Attached Outbuilding Range

The Canal Tavern Public House, dating from the early 19th century, is a public house located on New Park Road in Shrewsbury. It is constructed of whitewashed brick and features roofs made of Welsh slate and plain tiles, with coped gables and brick end stacks. The building is arranged in an L shape, with a two-storey wing at the rear. It stands three storeys tall and has a three-window range of 6/6 sash windows beneath stucco lintels, with 3/3 sashes above. The ground floor includes a later central porch that contains the original doorcase with a door and overlight, flanked by 1/1 sash windows. To the left end, there is a lean-to, and to the right end, an outbuilding range made of brick with a plain tile roof. This outbuilding features an arched doorway with a bulls-eye window to the left and a loft door above it. Inside, the main range has had the room to the right opened out, while the room to the left remains mostly intact. The public house is situated alongside the former Shrewsbury Canal and is marked on Wood's map of Shrewsbury from 1838.