The statue of Clive of India in Shrewsbury Square (The Square), in front of the Old Market Hall 26.10.25
Erected in 1860, a bronze statue of Clive of India stands in Shrewsbury’s town square. Born in nearby Market Drayton, Major General Robert Clive was MP for Shrewsbury from 1761 until his death in 1774, he was also elected Mayor of Shrewsbury 1762-63.
Clive started his career as a British military officer and East India Company official, he was one of the key early figures setting in motion what would later become British India. Some of his actions resulted in the plundering of Indian treasures, and policies introduced on behalf of the East India Company, led to famines which proved disastrous to the local Indian farming
The statue of Clive of India in Shrewsbury Square (The Square), in front of the Old Market Hall 26.10.25
Erected in 1860, a bronze statue of Clive of India stands in Shrewsbury’s town square. Born in nearby Market Drayton, Major General Robert Clive was MP for Shrewsbury from 1761 until his death in 1774, he was also elected Mayor of Shrewsbury 1762-63.
Clive started his career as a British military officer and East India Company official, he was one of the key early figures setting in motion what would later become British India. Some of his actions resulted in the plundering of Indian treasures, and policies introduced on behalf of the East India Company, led to famines which proved disastrous to the local Indian farming