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                                                             Wilfred Owen                            

Wilfred Owen   is one of the best known of the First World War 'War Poets'.

His link with Shrewsbury Abbey is four-fold:

  • Firstly he lived in the parish at number 69 (was 71) Monkmoor Road from 1910 – 1918

  • Secondly his name appears on the 'Great War' memorial tablet inside Shrewsbury AbbeySymmetry

  • Thirdly there is a memorial sculpture entitled 'Symmetry' in the grounds of the Abbey

  • Fourthly one of the local Primary Schools (also in the Parish) is named 'The Wilfred Owen Primary School' with the nursery department aptly named 'Poppies'.

Wilfred Owen was killed in action just days before the end of World War I. In fact, the bells of Shrewsbury Abbey were ringing to celebrate the end of the war, when Owen's parents received the telegram telling them their son had been killed on 4 November. (BBC Shropshire History)

 

If you would like further information about Wilfred Owen we recommend the Web Site of The Wilfred Owen Association

    Wifred Owen Association       Click on their Web Logo to go to their very informative Web Site.

 

 

 

 

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