JMW Turner's view

 
When you're an inveterate loggerheads-spotter, even the slightest sighting can be exciting!
In this watercolour painting, the famous artist JMW Turner has depicted 'English Bridge', Shrewsbury's largest bridge... including its loggerheads.
It's impossible to see much from my photograph, but, ...believe me..., Turner has made sure he's included the decorative pediment which was on the balustrade of the bridge when he painted it (and it is still there now) - and which consists of the three loggerheads...!

What's nice to report that this painting is now on permanent public display at Shrewsbury Museum.  The only way that it was safe to do this was to ensure that it had proper protective glass - to save it from the effects of light as much as anything else.  Now, thanks to a donation from a local art-dealer, the painting has the glass it needed - so members of the public can now see it in the museum anytime.

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