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English: Shrewsbury's most famous son Charles Darwin's statue outside the library, formerly Shrewsbury School which he attended from 1818 to 1825, as a boarder although his family home was nearby. He disliked his time as a scholar, complaining about compulsory versifying and rote-learning. For more about his schooldays see http://www.shrewsbury.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=features.content&cmid=615 The statue, bronze on a granite plinth, is by Horace Montford and was erected in 1897.
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Camera location52° 42′ 37″ N, 2° 45′ 04″ W  Heading=315° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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