9. Much Wenlock Museum
Directly across the street from the Guildhall is the museum which displays local memorabilia, geological history and selected artifacts from Wenlock Olympian Society.

The Tourist Information Office is in the same building. Just outside their door is a map showing details of another Wenlock walk - the Olympian Trail which will guide you past points of interest relating to the origins of the modern Olympic games.

You can follow the trail using the bronze plaques mounted in the pavement throughout the town and a leaflet is available from tourist information.

Across the street, The George & Dragon brewed beer & cider into the 1950's. People say that they used to keep a large black dog in the cellar to guard the beer but he was somewhat neglected by the owner.

It is said that his image can be sometimes be seen wandering around the pub looking for attention or if you put you hand out, you might just just feel the warmth of his breath as he gently brushes past you.

As you walk up the street look above the shops and look in the windows. The town once did a study on the use of all the shops in town and made a time line plaque for each shop. Some can still be found in the shop windows.

Wenlock Pharmacy is one example and you can see it has been trading as a chemist since 1856. prior to which it was on land across the street, now occupied by the The Corn Exchange. Constructed in 1851, the building became an Agricultural Library shortly afterwards and is still used as the local public library.

Above the market area you can read a plaque in memory to William Penny Brookes, placed on the building in 1897 in the 60th year of Queen Victoria’s reign on the throne.

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