Information about another historic part of Shrewsbury town with associations with Charles Darwin.
So many people liked the last video about Frankwell, that I thought I would stay in the same part of town with this video.
The Mount is the site in Shrewsbury on which stands the Georgian house, officially known as Mount House, but often itself described simply as The Mount, which was the birthplace of Charles Darwin.
The Georgian house was built in 1800 by Charles Darwin's father, the local very successful doctor Robert Darwin.
His son Charles was born there on 12 February 1809.
Robert Darwin died in the house on 13 November 1848, followed by his unmarried daughters Catherine and Susan.
Since there were no surviving members of the Darwin family in residence, the house was then put up for auction.
Since 2004, the house is occupied by the District Valuer and Valuation Office of Shrewsbury.
according to Wikipedia, visits may be made by appointment during office hours.
The lease on the current use of The Mount, expires in 2021.
The building is grade II listed, but the site is not recognized as a museum.
Down House, in South London, where Darwin spent most of his adult life, is the museum dedicated to his life.
In February of this year it was suggested that Charles Darwin’s Shrewsbury home could become a popular tourist attraction.
A Shropshire Star article said that a working party will be set up to look at buying Charles Darwin's Shrewsbury birthplace and turning it into a tourist attraction.
It is clear, however, that Council funding for such a venture would be unlikely to be available.
With the global importance of Darwin's work surely there would be enormous potential for another Darwin Museum?
Read more at the Shropshire Star website.
So many people liked the last video about Frankwell, that I thought I would stay in the same part of town with this video.
The Mount is the site in Shrewsbury on which stands the Georgian house, officially known as Mount House, but often itself described simply as The Mount, which was the birthplace of Charles Darwin.
The Georgian house was built in 1800 by Charles Darwin's father, the local very successful doctor Robert Darwin.
His son Charles was born there on 12 February 1809.
Robert Darwin died in the house on 13 November 1848, followed by his unmarried daughters Catherine and Susan.
Since there were no surviving members of the Darwin family in residence, the house was then put up for auction.
Since 2004, the house is occupied by the District Valuer and Valuation Office of Shrewsbury.
according to Wikipedia, visits may be made by appointment during office hours.
The lease on the current use of The Mount, expires in 2021.
The building is grade II listed, but the site is not recognized as a museum.
Down House, in South London, where Darwin spent most of his adult life, is the museum dedicated to his life.
In February of this year it was suggested that Charles Darwin’s Shrewsbury home could become a popular tourist attraction.
It is clear, however, that Council funding for such a venture would be unlikely to be available.
With the global importance of Darwin's work surely there would be enormous potential for another Darwin Museum?
Read more at the Shropshire Star website.
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