Lord Hill's Column, outside the Shirehall (Shropshire's County Council HQ), is one of Shrewsbury's most notable features. The tallest Doric column in the world, standing at 133ft 6ins, it commemorates the First Viscount Lord Hill, who lived from 1772 to 1842. His statue stands on the top of the column. The column was built between 1814 and 1816. The architect was Thomas Harrison. Shropshire (alternatively Salop or abbreviated Shrops) is an English county in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. ... In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ... Statistics Population: 70,059 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ495123 Administration District: Shrewsbury and Atcham Shire county: Shropshire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Shropshire Historic county: Shropshire Services Police force: West Mercia Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and... The uncompleted Doric temple at Segesta, Sicily, has been waiting for finishing of its surfaces since 430 - 420 BC The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of Ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. ... Thomas Harrison (1740-1829) was an English provincial architect and civil engineer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. ...

The structure once stood at the centre of the crossroads there, but the junction is now set aside from the column. The modern roundabout is called "Column Roundabout" though. The column also gives its name to the borough ward, which is simply "Column" ward.

It is possible to climb the steps within the column to reach the top. The column is opened up to the public by Shropshrie County Council on a few days per year.