Percy Thrower's greenhouse rebuilt by men's group

The greenhouse was donated to the group by Shrewsbury Town Council

A greenhouse which belonged to the TV gardener Percy Thrower has been taken down and rebuilt by a men's group.

The glass building was donated to Shrewsbury Men's Shed by the town council due to it being in a state of disrepair, said the group's chairman.

The structure was taken apart and moved from the town's quarry to the group's base at the West Mid Showground.

The project began in March and while it has been mostly rebuilt, the final parts of the restoration scheme will be completed in the coming weeks, they said.

Chairman Simon Rouse said: "The council no longer had a purpose for it.

"It had been vandalised and in a state of disrepair. Our 'shedders' have cleaned the glass, the frame and put it back together like a puzzle.

"We just need to install the shelving and put the glass back in and we're all running again."

John Howard, one of the men working on the project, told BBC Radio Shropshire the greenhouse was thought to be 40 years old.

"The hardest part was getting the glass out," he added.

Once rebuilt, the greenhouse will be used to grow plants for the local community.

Shrewsbury Men's Shed is a group for men who want to socialise and work on practical projects together in their free time.

Percy Thrower died in 1988 aged 75. He worked as a parks superintendent in Shrewsbury before becoming Blue Peter's first gardener in 1974.