The Morris Hall is a unique venue, combining Arts and Crafts decoration with Medieval and Tudor style architecture. The building is used for wide variety of events from public meetings and private celebrations to whist drives and ballet classes. It is found in the town centre, set back from the streets in its own quiet courtyard. The property is entered through iron gates leading to an imposing set of steps and a large wooden door. The door opens into a wood paneled porch and vestibule which leads into the main hall, timber framed and beamed, like a setting for 14th century entertainment and feasting. In contrast, the opposite side the building has quoins and brickwork from the 16th century and houses a committee room as well as cloakrooms and toilets. The whole building is decorated with Arts and Crafts motifs and tiles using traditional pastoral images. The inspiration behind the building was Shrewsbury businessman and the town's first socialist councillor, James Kent Morris, who wanted to create work for local craftsmen in the 1930s. All the materials came from period houses and halls that had been demolished.
