Rows of loggerheads

 

As you might guess, 'Inroads To Shrewsbury' a poetry collection by Nigel Sustins, is all about the town. One stand-out aspect of the book is that, on each and every page, the graphic at the bottom is a row of eight sets of loggerheads - as you can see in the image above.
Loggerheads are the symbol of the town of Shrewsbury

There is even a poem concentrating on one particular ‘loggerhead’.  In Shrewsbury Museum there is a crude stone carving dating back to medieval times, formerly displayed in the garden of a nineteenth century local antiquarian, and now in Shrewsbury Museum.  It definitely shows some sort of beast and probably came from an old church building, so there is a claim that it is a sort of proto-loggerhead.  (However, that does seem to stretch credulity).  
To it Mr Sustins has dedicated a poem.

 Mr Sustins is clearly a fan of Shrewsbury loggerheads!

(The 'Inroads To Shrewsbury' poetry collection by Nigel Sustins is published by Marchland Books and is on sale through Waterstones)

 A new book has been published to celebrate 600 years of the loggerheads - click here to find out more.

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