The Mount, Shrewsbury
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The Mount, is the site of a house
in Shrewsbury
, officially known as Mount House that belonged to Robert Darwin
and was the birthplace of his son Charles Darwin
.
was built in 1800 by local doctor Robert Darwin
. Charles Darwin
was born there on 12 February 1809.
Robert Darwin died on 13 November 1848 in the house. Catherine and Susan both died in 1866 and The Mount was put up for auction 1866, after the three surviving Darwin children, Ras
, Charles, and Caroline Wedgwood had taken what possessions they wished.
In 1996 The Mount Residents' Group was formed, motivated by concern over a proposed development of 18 houses on land at Rowton Lodge, a Grade II listed house in the middle of The Mount. Due to pressure from the group the development was cancelled and since then there have been many other successes and achievements.
, the house is the District Valuer and Valuation Office of Shrewsbury, and visits may be made during office hours. The building is grade II* listed.
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
, officially known as Mount House that belonged to Robert Darwin
Robert Darwin
Dr Robert Waring Darwin, F.R.S. was an English medical doctor, who today is best known as the father of the naturalist Charles Darwin. He was a member of the influential Darwin-Wedgwood family.-Biography:...
and was the birthplace of his son Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
.
Overview
The large Georgian houseGeorgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
was built in 1800 by local doctor Robert Darwin
Robert Darwin
Dr Robert Waring Darwin, F.R.S. was an English medical doctor, who today is best known as the father of the naturalist Charles Darwin. He was a member of the influential Darwin-Wedgwood family.-Biography:...
. Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
was born there on 12 February 1809.
Robert Darwin died on 13 November 1848 in the house. Catherine and Susan both died in 1866 and The Mount was put up for auction 1866, after the three surviving Darwin children, Ras
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Erasmus Alvey Darwin , nicknamed Eras or Ras, was the older brother of Charles Darwin, born five years earlier, and also brought up at the family home, The Mount House, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England...
, Charles, and Caroline Wedgwood had taken what possessions they wished.
In 1996 The Mount Residents' Group was formed, motivated by concern over a proposed development of 18 houses on land at Rowton Lodge, a Grade II listed house in the middle of The Mount. Due to pressure from the group the development was cancelled and since then there have been many other successes and achievements.
, the house is the District Valuer and Valuation Office of Shrewsbury, and visits may be made during office hours. The building is grade II* listed.
External links
- The Mount Residents' Group
- http://darwin.baruch.cuny.edu/biography/shrewsbury/mount/
- http://www.gruts.com/darwin/images/photos/html/mount-02.htm
- http://www.voa.gov.uk/where/west_midlands/shrewsbury_office.htm