This week, 200 years since Queen Victoria’s birth, Historic England is asking the public to help save the cast iron crown on top of Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings in Shropshire.
The Flaxmill is one of the most important buildings in England’s industrial past and forerunner to the modern skyscraper. Its iron crown was added in 1897 to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
It is decaying fast and Historic England hopes to raise £26,000 with a crowd funding campaign for its urgent restoration.
To find out more about the mill and how you can donate, please follow this link.