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Photo: Alastair Rae from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
At one stage, Viroconium Cornoviorum was the fourth-largest city in Roman Britain. The main attractions today are the remains of the bath house and a tall section of free-standing wall, as well as reconstructed town house, an impressive piece of experimental archaeology using only methods and materials available to Roman Britons.
Viroconium or Uriconium, formally Viroconium Cornoviorum, was a Roman city, one corner of which is now occupied by Wroxeter, a small village in Shropshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) east-south-east of Shrewsbury. At its peak, Viroconium is estimated to have been the 4th-largest Roman settlement in Britain, a civitas with a population of more than 15,000. The settlement probably lasted until the end of the 7th century or the beginning of the 8th. Extensive remains can still be seen, in the care of English Heritage, with an on-site Museum and reconstructed Roman house.
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Looking like a non-conformist chapel to industry, this pumphouse completed in 1901 has two massive beam engines to move the city's sewage. They're steamed into motion on selected summer open days.
A powerful and immersive dark tourism attraction, offering visitors the chance to walk in the footsteps of an 18th-century prison.
Pugin church - notable for its fine stained glass by Margaret Rope.
1100-year-old church in an enviable location. Offers a wide programme of events throughout the year. Nearby Fish Street and the former church of St Julian are worth a look.