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The Albion.
Summary
| Address | Castle Foregate. Shrewsbury |
| County | Shropshire |
| Postcode | SY1 2DJ |
| Telephone | 01743 354906 |
| Website | www.historicalhostelries.co.uk |
| Brewery Website | Burtonwood / Banks`s |
| licencee | Terry Lewis |
| Opening Hours | Mon - Sat 11.00 - 11.00 Sunday 12.00 - 10.30 |
| Real Ales | No |
| Beers | Burtonwood Products + Carling Stella Guiness and Strongbow on draft. |
| Awards | Pub of the Year 1996 and many Town of Flowers awards for its attractive window displays. |
| Customers | Mainly over 25 years with the regulars travelling from outside the centre of Shrewsbury. Postmen and Railwaymen and commuters and travellers continue to be the main customers. |
| Accomodation | 3 twin rooms and 1 single |
| Recommendation | A convenient place to meet rail travellers and a well established landlord who has a loyal following of regulars many of whom travel from outside the centre of Shrewsbury. |
The Albion was officially recorded for the first time in 1856. There is some speculation that the licence was transferred there from the Fighting Cocks, which stood on the opposite side of the road and was demolished for the building of the railway station. This is confirmed by an advert in the Salopian Journal dated 25th August 1847 advertising the sale of the furniture, 'in consequence of the premises being wanted for the Railway Station.' the Fighting Cocks certainly lived up to its name as one local in the 1840s remembers a man carrying several dead and mutilated birds out of the inn and throwing them into a cart.
The name Albion is the popular and patriotic name for England and there are many inns of this name spread throughout the country. In 1900 the owner and landlord was Thomas Chester who bought the inn on 4th October 1883. The inn had eight private rooms and three public rooms and accommodation for eight people in four double rooms. The customers at this time were described as working class people and railway officials.