Charles Darwin: a life in pictures

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Darwin attended Shrewsbury Free Grammar School from 1818-1825. See his recollections of childhood in his Autobiography.

The building today houses the public library:

Just visible in front of the building is the seated bronze statue of Darwin by Horace Montford, erected in 1897.

Photograph: John van Wyhe.

See: The Complete Photographs of Darwin