Antique historical Watercolour by Postlethwaite of Shelton Oak Shrewsbury C.1911

An interesting historical antique Watercolour by Postlethwaite of Shelton Oak Shrewsbury

The Shelton Oak, also known as Owen Glendwr’s Observatory or the Glendower Oak, was a veteran oak tree near Shrewsbury, England. It may be the “grette Oak at Shelton” mentioned in a document from the time of Henry III (1216–1272). The oak is said to have been climbed by Owain Glyndŵr to view the 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury, from which its alternative name derives. In later years the tree became renowned for its hollow trunk which was variously described as able to accommodate twenty people, six people sitting for dinner or an eight-person quadrille dance. The tree had fallen by 1940 and its remains were removed in the 1950s to facilitate improvements to an adjacent road junction.

Circa 1911 – the date is difficult to read but I think that it says 3.11? but please check images

Watercolour in good condition – the mounting is yellowed a little and the frame a little shabby but an interesting historical Watercolour

12.5 inches (32cm) X 11.25 inches (29cm) approx

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The Battle of Shrewsbury was fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King Henry IV and a rebel army led by Henry “Harry Hotspur” Percy from Northumberland. The battle, the first in which English archers fought each other on English soil, reaffirmed the effectiveness of the longbow and ended the Percy challenge to King Henry IV of England.

Part of the fighting is believed to have taken place at what is now Battlefield, Shropshire, England, three miles (5 km) north of the centre of Shrewsbury. It is marked today by Battlefield Church and Battlefield Heritage Park.