 The headquarters of the borough council were on Frankwell Quay in Frankwell, Shrewsbury, and can be accessed from the town centre by the Frankwell suspension footbridge.The new Guildhall lies near to the River Severn, although it is protected firstly by the flood defences built to defend Frankwell and then also by its own flood defences.Three flagpoles outside the Guildhall fly the flag of St. George, the Union Flag and a flag depicting the Salopian Crest.