Chapter V: Part 5

PAGE ABBEY, 124—founded, 124—endowment, 126—dissolution, 128 126—present remains of, 129—church, 129—western window, 130—armorial bearings in, 131—tower, 131—altar screen, 134—font, 135—north porch, 135—tombs in, 136—patronage of the living, 128—descent of the abbatial property, 127—church estate Abbey-foregate 155 Abbots of Shrewsbury attended Parliaments 124 Abbot’s lodging 143 Acton Burnell, Parliament of, 126—Statute of 126 Agricultural Shows 51 Aldermen 8 Alkmund’s, St. church, 94—old church, 96—new church 97 Allatt, Mr. John, monument to 103 —’s Charity school 118 Almond Park 53 Almshouses, St. Mary’s 83 — St. Chad’s 113 — St. Giles’s 153 — Evans’s, (Meole) 157 Anderson’s tomb 82 Antiquities in Free School Library 46 “Arbours” 176 Ashton, Thomas, first head master of Free School 27 Atcham village, church, and bridge 154 Attingham Hall 154 Bailiffs 8 Baptists’ Meeting-house 168 Barker Street 168 Barker, Thomas, birth-place of 157 —’s Delight, or the Art of Angling 157 Baths, Royal 52 Battlefield, 56—college and church, 56—monument in 56 Battle of Shrewsbury, 61, 175—execution of prisoners, 162 17—interments of slain, 61 Beechey’s, Sir William, portrait of Lord Hill 7 Bell Stone Mansion 169 Belle Vue 157 Belmont 113 Benbow Place 52 — Admiral, birth-place of 52 — monument to 78 — portrait of 7 Bennette’s Halle 15 Bernard, St. life of, stained glass 74 Berwick house, chapel, and hospital 53 Bevan’s “Records of the Salop Infirmary” 86 Billiard Room 13 Birds 186 Bishopric of Shrewsbury 127 Blakeway, Rev. J. B. monument to 72 Blase St. Chapel of 117 Blue School 121 “Boards” of Shrewsbury School 33 Bomere Pool 157 Boucher, John, Bishop of Shrewsbury 127 Bowdler’s Charity School 121 Brick building first erected in Shrewsbury 170 Bridge, English or Stone 121 — old 122 — Welsh 171 — old, or St. George’s, 11 171 — Railway, 47, 52, 53, 59 123 British fortress, remains of, 23—princes, palace of 110 Britons, first inhabited by 104 Broadwell 52 Brown School 123 Butler, Bishop, 32—armorial bearings 71 — statue to 81 — portrait of 46 Butcher Row, 16 99 Butter Cross, old, 16—new 16 Cadman’s monument 82 Canal, Shrewsbury and Ellesmere 57 Carline’s, Mr. John, skill in Gothic architecture, 67, 73 134 Catherine’s, St., Chapel 76 Castle Street 18 Castle 23—situation of, 23—founded by Roger de Montgomery, 26 25—gateway of, 21—keep, 23—rebuilt by Edward I., 26—besieged in the civil wars — Gates, 11, 47—Foregate 54 Cemetery, Abbey 129 Cemetery, Dissenters’ 157 Chad’s, Saint, Church, remains of old, 107—burnt, 111—fall 110 of, 109—collegiate establishment — New Church, 162—College 112 — Almshouses, 113—figure of 167 Chantry Chapels in St. Mary’s church, 70 76 Charles I. portrait of, 14—lodged at the Council House, 146 21—received Sacrament at St. Mary’s, 64—addresses army Charles II. portrait of 7 Charlotte, Queen of George III, portrait of 7 Charlton Hall 168 Charleton, Lords of Powis, 75 168 Charters 8 Cholera 153 Christ Church, Oxon. 177 Church Street 93 Church of England Literary and Scientific Institute 90 Circus 170 Clive, Lord, portrait of 89 Coal Depôt of Railway 50 — — Shropshire, and Staffordshire 50 — — Welsh 50 — wharfs 57 Coleham 155 College Hill 114 Column, Lord Hill’s 146 Corbet Monument in Battlefield Church 56 Corn Market 11 Corporation 8 Corpus Christi procession 176 Coton Hill 53 Council House, 20—gateway, 19—hall and great chamber 20 — of the Marches of Wales 20 Councilmen 8 County Goal 57 Courts of Assize 6 Cross, High, 17—Street 54 Crucifixion, sculpture of 142 “Dana,” the 59 David, last British Prince of Wales, trial of 126 — execution of 17 Depôt, the 154 Dingle 160 Dogpole 91 Dominican, or Black Friars 60 Dormitory, Monks’ 141 Douglas, Earl, death of 57 Drapers’ Company 85 — Hall, 85—curious apartment in, 85—portraits in 85 Dry Dingle, remains of amphitheatre in 161 Durer, Albert, stained glass by 74 Ebenezer Meeting-house 119 Edward I., keep of the Castle erected by 24 — rebuilds Castle 24 Edward III., statue of 131 Edward IV., portrait of 85 — occasional residence of 60 — Queen of 61 Edward VI., portrait of 46 Eleanor’s (Queen) Bower 57 Elizabeth, Queen, armorial bearings of 10 Evans’s Almshouses 157 Evans, Mr. D., skill in glass staining, 55, 71, 79, 134, 174 149, 164 Evans, R. Esq., portrait of Admiral Owen 7 Exchequer 5 Fairs for Cattle 11, 51,—Horses 52 Farm yard, existence of an ancient 5 Farquhar, George 18 Flora of Shropshire 191 Fonts, in St. Mary’s church, 76—Abbey, 135—St. Giles, 165 163—St. Chad’s Foundation of Shrewsbury by the Britons 2 Frankwell, suburb of, 172—sweating sickness in 172 Freehold Land Society 57 Free Schools, 26—endowment and revenues, 27, 43 28—scholarships and exhibitions, 29—masters, 31—instruction, 31—school rooms, 43—chapel, 44—library, 45—eminent men educated at, 31, 45—“boards” of, 33—gateway Friars, Austin, 161—Dominican, 60—Franciscan or Grey 158 Gas-works 57 Gates of the Town—Waterlane, 60—Castle Gates, 11 47 Gateway of the Castle, 22—Council House 19 “Genealogy of Christ from Jesse,” stained glass 74 George’s, St. Church, 173—stained glass in 174 George I., portrait of 7 George II., portrait of, 7—III., portrait of 7 Giles’s, St. Church, 148—stained glass in, 149—tombs in, 151 150—font, 150—cross, 152—restoration — Hospital, endowment of, 153—appointment of master 153 Glass, stained, in St. Michael’s Church, 60—in St. Mary’s 45 Church, 69, 71, 74, 75, 77, 79, 82—in St. Alkmund’s Church, 97—in St. Julian’s Church, 102—in Abbey Church, 132, 133—in St. Giles’s Church, 149—in Trinity Church, 157—in St. Chad’s Church, 164—in St. George’s Church, 174—in Free School Library Goods Depôt of Railway 57 Government, local 8 Government School of Art and Design 117 Guesten Hall of Abbey 143 Guild Hall, ancient 4 — merchant 8 — House of the Fraternity of the Holy Cross 99 — of St. Wenefrede, 125—Ditto of B. V. Mary 105 Hazledine, Wm., bust of 166 Haughmond Hill, 57—Abbey, 57—origin of the name 57 — Abbots of, town house of 169 Head masters of Free Schools, portraits of 46 Heaving, custom of 179 Henry I., privilege conferred by 8 — II., first charter granted by 8 — III., guild merchant recognized by charter of 8 — VII., house in which he lodged 104 — VIII., portrait of 46 High Street 14 Hill, Lord, portrait of, 7, 89—Column in honour of 146 Hill, Sir Rowland, Bart., portrait of 89 Hill’s Lane 169 — Mansion 170 History of Shrewsbury 3 Holy Cross, Church of the 129 Hospital for lepers, 162 167 Hospital of the Holy Cross 143 House of Industry 180 Howard Street 57 — Bust of, by Bacon 58 Independent Meeting-house, 47, 118 168 Infirmary, Salop, 86—view from terrace of, 89—Monks’ 140 Inscription on Blakeway’s Monument 73 Inscription on Bishop Butler’s do. 81—on Wigram’s do. 80 — on Benbow’s ditto 78 Ireland’s Mansion, 14—family, armorial bearings of 15 James II. kept his Court at Council House 21 John’s, St. Hill 167 — or Wesleyan Methodist Meeting-house 167 Jones’s Mansion 90 — Lord Chief Justice, 90—monument of 98 Jones, Thomas, Esq., first Mayor of Shrewsbury 90 Judges’ Lodgings 114 Julian’s, St., Church, 100—stained glass in, 102—tombs in 103 Juliana, St., ancient sculpture of 102 Kingsland 176 Keep of the Castle 24 Kennedy, Rev. B. H., D.D. 32 Knights of the Shire, ceremony relative to 25 Laura’s Tower 24 Lawrence, Mr. Robert, monument to 103 Leaton Shelf 53 Lepers, Hospital of 153 Leybourne Chapel, 78—Monument 79 Lilleshall Abbey 96 Llewellyn, Prince of Wales 64 Longner Hall 155 Lunatic Asylum 177 Magistrates 8 Manufactures of Shrewsbury 2 Manufactory of Linen Thread 57 Mardol 169 Market Square, 9—antique appearance of 9 — House, 9—Cattle, 51—Corn, 11—General, 11—New Butter and 9 Cheese, 57—Vegetable Mary, Queen, accession, 92—President of Marches,—92 92 armorial bearings Mary’s, Saint, Church, 62—collegiate buildings, 17—Royal 77 Peculiar, 63—patronage, 63—extent of parish, 64—architecture of, 64—dimensions, 65—tower and spire, 65—porches, 66—nave, 66—organ screen, 67—carved wooden ceiling, 67—ancient choir, 70—stone pulpit, 70—triple lancet window, 74—transept, 70—stained glass in, 69, 71, 74, 76, 77, 79, 82, 89—font, 76—monuments, 71, 77, 79, 80, 82—chancel, 73—chantry chapels, 73 Mary’s, St., Almshouses, 83—Turnstile 89 Mayor 8 Mechanics’ Institute 11 Meole Brace Village, 157—Bridge, 157—Brook 157 Mercer’s Company 113 Mercers’ Hall 113 Merivale 123 Methodists’, Wesleyan, Meeting-house, 57 167 — Calvinist, Meeting-house 168 Michael’s, St., Chapel in the Castle 25 Michael’s, St., Church, 54—stained glass in 55 — schools 55 Millington’s Hospital 175 Monk’s Dormitory 141 — Infirmary 140 Montgomery, Roger de, statue of 24 — founder of the castle 25 Monuments in St. Mary’s church, 71, 72, 77, 78, 79, 80 82 — St. Julian’s church, 103—St. Chad’s church 165 — St. Alkmund’s church, 98—Abbey church 136 Murivance 119 Museum of the Shropshire and North Wales Natural History 115 and Antiquarian Society Music Hall 13 Mysteries, or Miracle Plays 161 Mytton, family of 114 Name, Saxon, of Shrewsbury 2 Natives, eminent 182 Natural History and Antiquarian Society 115 News Room 13 Nicholas, St., Chapel of 18 Norman Earls of Shrewsbury 8 — fortress, remains of 21 “Olde House,” 91—ancient paintings in 91 — inscription in 92 Ordericus Vitalis 154 Organs in Music Hall, 13—St. Mary’s Church, 68—St. 165 Michael’s, 55—St. Alkmund’s, 97—St. Julian’s, 102—Abbey, 152—Trinity, 157—St. George’s, 174—St. Chad’s Organ Screen in St. Mary’s Church 67 Owen, Admiral, portrait of 7 — Archdeacon, Monument of 103 Owens of Condover 20 Paintings at Sundorne Castle 56 Palace of the British Princes 110 Parliament of Shrewsbury, called the Great 126 — Edward I., 1283, held in the Abbey 126 Pavement, High 17 Percy, Earl of Worcester, corpse of 79 Persons eminent, educated at the Free Schools, 31 33 “Pest-basin” 152 Plague, visitations of 152 Plantagenet, Geo., son of Edward IV. 61 Plants, wild 191 Platforms, Railway 49 Police Station 13 Population of Shrewsbury 2 Portraits in Free School Library 46 — at the Infirmary, 97—Town Hall 7 Post Office Old 106 Post Office 13 Poultry Market 16 Pride Hill 17 — family of, 17—mansion 17 17 Prince, Richard, Esq. 145 Prisoners at Battle of Shrewsbury 17 Prison Charities 58 “Proud Salopians,” origin of the term 127 Public Rooms 12 Pulpit, Stone, in the Abbey Refectory 141 Quakers’ Meeting-house 167 Quarry, the 159 Quays 170 “Queen Eleanor’s Bower” 57 Race Course 146 Railway, Shrewsbury and Birmingham 51 Railway, Shrewsbury and Chester 51 — Shrewsbury and Hereford 51 — Bridge, 47, 52, 53, 59, 123—Viaduct, 59—Station 47 — Platforms, 49—Goods, &c. Depôt 50 Raven Inn 18 Raven Meadow 51 “Recruiting Officer,” Comedy of 18 Reformation of Religion 111 Richard, Duke of York, Statue of 10 Roger de Montgomery, Statue of 24 Roman Antiquities in Free Schools Library 46 — Catholic Meeting-house 120 Roushill Walls 120 Rowland, Rev. W. G., pious munificence of, 55, 67 151 Rowley’s Mansion, 170—Memorial, 70 71 Rupert, Prince 90 Sandemanians, or Scotch Baptists’, Meeting-House 168 Scott, Rev. R., pious munificence of, 103, 134, 139, 152, 174 157, 164 — monuments to, 98, 139 166 Seal of Churchwardens of Abbey 128 Severn, 1 157 “Sextry,” the 112 Sharpstones Hill 157 Shearman’s Hall, 105—Company 105 Shelton Oak, 177—Shelton 177 Sherar’s Mansion, 121—“Shermen’s Tree,” the 105 Shoplatch 169 Shrewsbury, situation of, 1—Saxon name of, 2—population, 127 2—manufactures, 2—foundation, 3—history, 3—siege, 6—intended to be made a bishopric — Show 178 — Richard, Duke of York 61 Shutt Place 169 Sidney, Sir Henry 112 Simpson, Mr., bust of 166 Smith, Mr. S. Pountney, skill in Ecclesiastical 70 Architecture, 66 Smithfield 51 “Soldier’s Piece” 146 Spire of St. Mary’s Church 66 — St. Alkmund’s Ditto 97 Stamp Office 13 Station, Railway 47 Street Act Office 13 Suffragan Bishops 127 Sundorne Castle, 56—paintings in 56 Sutton Spa 153 Swan Hill 118 Sweating Sickness, 152 172 Talbot Buildings 13 Tankerville Place 144 Taylor, Dr. John 27 Theatre 168 Thomas Lewis, Suffragan Bishop of Salop 127 Thorpe, Master William 111 Timber Houses, ancient, 9, 16, 19, 99, 104, 106 123 Tomb of Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester, 79—Earl Roger de 159 Montgomery, 136—a Judge, 136—a Priest, 137—Sir Walter de Dunstanville, 137—a Hermit, 137—Charlton family, 137—Onslow family, 138—Jones’s family, 138—Edwardes’s family, 139—Alderman Lloyd, 139—Rev. R. Scott, 139—Masters of St. Giles’s Hospital, 150—“Confessor Burton,” 155—Lady Hawise Charleton Tower on Town Walls 119 Town, armorial bearings of 11 Town Walls, remains and former extent of 120 — Hall, 4—old, 5—new 6 Trade in Welsh woollen cloths 86 Trinity Church 156 Trinity aisle 78 Unitarian Meeting-house 168 Uriconium, 2 155 Vaughan’s Mansion, 14 114 Vegetable Market 9 Viaduct, Railway 59 View from Terrace of Infirmary 89 View from Coton Hill Railway Bridge 53 Vineyard, Abbots’ 61 Walls, Town, remains of 120 Walnut Tree at White Hall 144 Wards 8 Water works 52 Water-lane 60 Water-lane Gateway 60 Watur, Degory, 83—portrait of 85 Weeping Cross, 135 177 Wenefrede, St., 125—translation of, 125, 149—chantry 135 White Hall 144 White Hall Place 144 William III., portrait of 7 Wrekin 156 Wroxeter, 3, 155—church, 155—tombs in 156 Wyle, top of the 104 — Cop 104

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THE END.

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Printed by JOHN DAVIES, High Street, Shrewsbury.

STREETS. {i}

_Names_.

_Principal Objects in_.

ABBEY FOREGATE—Abbey Church, 129—Reader’s Pulpit, 141—Hospital of Holy Cross, 143—White Hall, 144—Lord Hill’s Column, 146—St. Giles’s Church, 148—Depôt, 154

BARKER STREET—Austin Friars, 161—Bell Stone Mansion, 169

BELMONT—Old St. Chad’s Church, 107

BUTCHER ROW—Timber Mansion, 16, 99

CASTLE STREET—Raven Inn, 18—St. Nicholas’s Chapel, 18—Council House, 19—Castle, 21—Free Schools, 26

CASTLE GATE—Railway Station, 47—Smithfield, 51

CASTLE FOREGATE—St. Michael’s Church, 54—Linen Manufactory, 57

CHURCH STREET—St. Alkmund’s Church, 94

COLEHAM—Trinity Church, 156

COLLEGE HILL—Vaughan’s Mansion, 114—Museum, 115—School of Art, 117

COTON HILL—Water Works, 52—Benbow Place, 52

DOGPOLE—St. Mary’s Almshouses, 83—Jones’s Mansion, 90—Church Institute, 90—“Olde House,” 91

FRANKWELL—St. George’s Church, 173—Millington’s Hospital, 175

HIGH STREET—Ireland’s Mansion, 14—Old Post Office, 106—Shearman’s Hall, 105—Unitarian Meeting-House, 168

HILL’S LANE—Rowley’s Mansion, 170

HOWARD STREET—Cheese and Butter Market Hall, 57

ST. JOHN’S HILL—St. John’s Wesleyan Methodist Meeting-House, 167—Quakers’ Meeting-House, 167—Charleton Mansion, 168—Theatre, 168

MARDOL—Welsh Bridge, 171

MARKET SQUARE—Market Hall, 9—Town Hall, 4—Mechanics’ Institution, 11—News Room, 13—Police Station, 13—Public Rooms, 12—Post Office, 13—Music Hall, 13

ST. MARY’S PLACE—St. Mary’s Church, 62—Drapers’ Hall, 85—Infirmary, 86

MERIVALE—Brown School, 123

MURIVANCE—Allatt’s School, 118—Ebenezer Meeting-House, 119—Tower on Town Walls, 119—Roman Catholic Meeting-House, 120—Bowdler’s School, 121

PRIDE HILL—“Bennette’s Halle,” 15—Butter Cross, 16

QUARRY TERRACE—St. Chad’s Church, 162

SHOPLATCH—Abbot of Haughmond’s Mansion, 169

SWAN HILL—Independent Meeting-House, 118

WYLE COP—St. Julian’s Church, 100—English Bridge, 121

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The Shrewsbury Guide Advertiser.

_August_, 1855.

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W. WOOLRICH’S COMMERCIAL DINING AND GENERAL Refreshment Rooms, WITHIN TWO MINUTES WALK OF THE RAILWAY STATION, _On the same side at the Royal Free Grammar School_,

CASTLE STREET, SHREWSBURY.

The above Establishment possesses all the advantages, comforts and convenience of an Inn and General Boarding House, rendering every accommodation and great facility to commercial travellers and visitors, being situate at equal distances between the Market and Railway Station, in the immediate vicinity of the Castle, the Grammar School, and St. Mary’s Church, three of the principal ornaments of the town.

→ AN ORDINARY EVERY DAY AT ONE O’CLOCK.

_Prime Shropshire Ale.—Well-aired Beds_.

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T. HARRIS, Wholesale and Retail Confectioner,

Corner of the School Lane, Castle Street, Shrewsbury,

Manufacturer of the celebrated SHREWSBURY CAKES, Bride Cakes,
and every kind of Biscuits and Confectionery.

_Dealer in British Wines_, _Fruits_, _Potted Meat_, _&c._ _&c._

A comfortable Private Room is kept to accommodate visitors wishing
to sit down and partake of any of the above articles.

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LONDON HOUSE, General Stay & Bonnet Establishment.

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HERBERT’S
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
LINEN AND WOOLLEN DRAPERY,
Silk Mercery, Hosiery, Haberdashery,
AND

GLOVE ESTABLISHMENT,
PRIDE HILL, SHREWSBURY.

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A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
MANTLES, MILLINERY, BABY LINEN,
STRAW BONNETS AND STAYS.

—_o_—

Gloves, Ribbons, Flowers, Blonds, Lace, and every other article
in the Drapery and Millinery Trade.

—_o_—

UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS IN GREAT VARIETY.

_A great variety of Widows’ Caps always on hand_.

Funerals completely Furnished, Family Mourning, &c.

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SAMUEL HULME, HAIR CUTTER & PERFUMER, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY,

Begs to inform the Nobility and Public in general, that he has on hand an assortment of all kinds of Archery from the first manufacturers in London, also Cricket Bats, Balls, and Wickets; Umbrellas, Oiled Silks and Bathing Caps; Combs of all kinds, Hair, Tooth, Cloth, and Nail Brushes, Turkey and Honey-Comb Sponges; Ornamental Hair, of the newest fashion; Toys, Writing Desks, Work Boxes, and genuine Perfumery.

Only Agent in Salop for the improved TURKISH HAIR DYE.
_The whole of the Stock is now Selling Off at Reduced Prices_.
S. H. returns thanks for past favours.

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CABINET, UPHOLSTERY, & PAPER HANGING
ESTABLISHMENT,
9, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY,
LATELY OCCUPIED BY MESSRS. T. & S. POOLE.

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HENRY PROBERT, PROPRIETOR,

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Paper Hangings of the newest London and Parisian
Designs, at moderate charges.

Experienced Hands sent to any part of Town or Country.
Chairs, Sofas, Dining and Loo Tables, Feather Beds, Mattresses,
Patent Floor Cloths, Rugs, Mats, Matting, &c.
Furniture and Cabinet Work of first-rate quality, and every
Article connected with the Trade.

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HENRY ATKIN, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT,

HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY,

_Sole Agent for the sale of_

ALLSOPP’S EAST INDIA, PALE, AND
OTHER BURTON ALES,
REID & Co’s SUPERIOR LONDON STOUT
PORTERS, AND
GUINNESS, SONS & Co.’s DUBLIN STOUT,

_In Wood and Bottle_, _Wholesale and Retail_.

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Bull’s Head Commercial Inn, & Posting House, CASTLE GATES, SHREWSBURY.

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ROBERT GLOVER

Respectfully invites the attention of Commercial Gentlemen, Farmers, Dealers and others, to the above old established Inn, where they will find superior accommodation combined with moderate charges.

Post Horses, Flys, Gigs, &c. on the shortest notice.

Good Stabling. Lock-up Coach Houses. Well-aired Beds.
_An Ordinary every Saturday at One o’clock_.
Observe—BULL’S HEAD INN, adjoining the Railway Station, within
One Minutes walk of the Cattle Market.

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The late J. F. M. Dovaston, Esq. M.A.

In 8vo. sd. Price 8d.

THREE POPULAR LECTURES; ONE on NATURAL HISTORY, and TWO on NATIONAL MELODY, By John F. M. Dovaston, Esq. M.A.

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Published by JOHN DAVIES, 15, High Street, Shrewsbury.

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W. ARMSTRONG, WOOLLEN DRAPER, Tailor & Habit Maker,

11, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY.

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WATERPROOF TWEED, AND MELTON CLOTH CLOAKS.

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JOHN CALCOTT,

(_From Grieves’_, _Bond Street_,)

BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,

No. 4, HIGH STREET,
SHREWSBURY.

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SHREWSBURY ROYAL BATHS. NEAR THE RAILWAY STATION.

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W. EBREY, PROPRIETOR.

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LEEDS HOUSE,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
WOOLLEN CLOTH
Establishment,
MARKET SQUARE,
SHREWSBURY.

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J. A. MEARA, PROPRIETOR.

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13, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY.

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THOMAS ANDREW, HOSIER, GLOVER, AND SHIRT MAKER.

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BERLIN AND FANCY REPOSITORY.

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Agent to Messrs. H. J. & D. NICOLL, Regent Street, London.

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41, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY.

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CHARLES J. HANMER, BOOT & SHOE MANUFACTURER.

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A large assortment of Ladies’, Gentlemen’s, and Children’s
Boots and Shoes on Sale, for ready money.

_Agent to the Plate Glass Assurance Company_.

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SHROPSHIRE HAT MANUFACTORY,

_Wholesale and Retail_,
TOP OF PRIDE HILL, SHREWSBURY.

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Craston and Co.’s Celebrated Hats,
Manufactured upon the most improved principles.

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The great and increasing demand for these Hats, afford real and unmistaken proof of their superiority. Encouraged by this proof of public favour, we shall proceed with the improving spirit of the age in carrying out, in all its integrity, that mode of business which we have so successfully originated in the County of Salop.

Hats made to order on the shortest notice from 3¼ oz. by the most experienced workmen.

_Cloth and Travelling Caps_, _Hat Cases_, _Carpet Bags_, _&c._ _&c._

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[Picture: Coat of Arms, Honi Soit Mal y Pense] ROYAL SHREWSBURY CAKES.

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VINCENT CRUMP,
(_By Special Appointment_,)
CONFECTIONER
TO
HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN,
WYLE COP AND PRIDE HILL,
SHREWSBURY.

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THE CELEBRATED SHREWSBURY CAKES,

“Whose honour’d name the inventive city owns,
Rendering through Britain’s isle Salopia’s praises known.”

_Are Manufactured by_
DANIEL DAVIES,
CONFECTIONER AND BRIDE CAKE MAKER,
_Castle Gates_, _adjoining the Entrance to the Railway Station_,
_Shrewsbury_.
RICH BRIDE CAKES,
Always on hand, or made to order, at the shortest notice.

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MR. THOMAS EDWARDS,

Auctioneer, Appraiser, and Valuer,

MARDOL HEAD, SHREWSBURY.

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MR. C. J. ARBLASTER,

Dispensing and Family Chemist,
CASTLE STREET, SHREWSBURY,

(_Within two minutes walk from the Railway Station_.)

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EDWARD EDWARDS, HOSIER, Haberdasher, and General Small Ware Dealer,

58, MARDOL, SHREWSBURY.

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_Crochet Cotton_, _and Berlin Wools_.

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CHARLES SAXELBY, Tailor, Trouser and Breeches’ MAKER, CASTLE STREET, SHREWSBURY.

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_Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Waterproof Tweed Cloaks and Coats_.

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MRS. LONGMORE, BAZAAR & FANCY REPOSITORY, 18, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY.

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TIMOTHY POWELL, BAKER AND CONFECTIONER, 58, MARDOL, SHREWSBURY.

Rich Bride 1s. 8d. per lb. Dover Cakes 0s. 8d. per lb. Cakes Fruit Cakes 0s. 8d. „ Rich Citron 1s. 4d. „ ditto

Fancy Biscuits of every description 6d. to 2s. per lb.

A great variety of Confectionery, 1s. to 3s. 6d. „

Genuine Shrewsbury Cakes ... 1s. 8d. per box.

_Orders executed at the shortest notice_.

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MRS. HORTON’S Millinery and Baby Linen ESTABLISHMENT, 19, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY.

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REDMAYNE AND CO.

MARKET SQUARE, SHREWSBURY,

Silk Mercers and Linen

DRAPERS.

ALSO AT
20, NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, & HARROWGATE.
Funerals Furnished.

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R. DODSON’S STATUARY, MASONRY,

AND
GENERAL BUILDING WORKS,
ST. MARY’S PLACE, CASTLE STREET,
SHREWSBURY.

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THE SHOW ROOMS
CONTAIN UPWARDS OF
One Hundred Marble and Stone Chimney Pieces,
Monuments, Tombs, Head Stones,
FONTS, FOUNTAINS, VASES, &c. &c.
_Designs forwarded for inspection_.

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J. HANNY, CLOCK AND WATCH MAKER,

OPPOSITE THE LION HOTEL,
WYLE COP, SHREWSBURY.

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CLOCKS AND WATCHES of every description, made or
obtained to older, cleaned and repaired, on the shortest notice.

CHURCH, TURRET, & HOUSE CLOCKS
KEPT IN A GOOD GOING STATE, AT PER ANNUM.

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GOLD WEDDING RINGS.

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R. STEPHENS,

BOOT AND SHOE ESTABLISHMENT,
MARDOL HEAD, SHREWSBURY.

Register Office for Families and Servants, conducted by
Mrs. STEPHENS, Mardol Head, Shrewsbury.

AGENT FOR
THE TIMES FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
_Plate and other Glass Insured against Breakage_.

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E. ROBERTS,

TAILOR AND DRAPER,
SHOPLATCH, SHREWSBURY,
OPPOSITE THE GEORGE HOTEL.

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JOHN MORGAN,

MARKET STREET,
SHREWSBURY,

Guano, Seed, and Coal Merchant,
AGENT FOR
LAWES’ PATENT SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LIME,
DEALER IN LIME, SALT, LINSEED CAKE,
_BANGOR SLATE_, _BROSELY TILE_, _&c._

DEPÔTS,
Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Stations, Salop, and
the Stations on the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway.

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F. H. WORTH,

(FORMERLY ACTON AND WORTH,)

COACH BUILDER,
OPPOSITE WELSH BRIDGE, SHREWSBURY.
HERALDRY,
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By the Rev. W. A. LEIGHTON, B.A., F.B.S.E.

We cannot too strongly recommend it to the notice of our readers. For though as a local Flora, it professes to treat only of the plants of a single county, that county produces more than half the number of species of flowering plants indigenous to the Kingdom. The descriptions are unusually full and carefully drawn up. We have good ground for saying that the Flora of Shropshire should be in the hands of every one who feels interested in the botanical productions of the British Isles.—_Phytologist_.

We look upon the appearance of this work as being a great step in advance in the progress of British indigenous botany—for although it is professedly confined to the description of the plants of a single county, yet as clearly shewing the incorrectness of the idea “that a New Flora in the true sense or the term has become impossible,”—it is indispensable to every botanist who desires to obtain a thorough knowledge of our native plants.—_Jardine’s Annals of Natural History_.

Highly interesting work. The “Index to the Localities,” where each plant may be found in Shropshire, is very elaborate.—_Shrewsbury Chronicle_.

We were struck with the very correct manner in which he (Mr. Leighton) has systematically arranged, the perspicuous accuracy with which he has described, and the discriminating tact with which he has distinguished all and every of our Salopian flowering herbs and trees; the whole interspersed frequently with their medicinal and chemical powers, ancient and modern customs, local anecdotes, scraps of poetry and fanciful illustrations. Works of this kind, though learned, are too often dry and monotonous; but as regards this, we may truly say to the botanist—_indocti discant_, _et ament meminisse periti_; and we may assure general readers of every description, particularly those of Shropshire, that, though lacking nothing of learning or science, Mr. Leighton has, with much taste and fancy, contrived to make his Flora “a perpetual flow of nectar’d sweets, where no crude surfeit reigns.”—_News_.

Carefully and critically executed.—_Athenæum_.

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FOOTNOTES.

{i} In the original the list of streets is on front inside cover: it has been moved to the end in this transcription to make the start easier to follow.—DP.

{2} The population of the Borough is 19,681; that of the Registrar’s District 23,104. There are 13 Churches, affording 9,618 “sittings;” and 25 Dissenters’ Meeting Houses, with 5,805 “sittings.” The numbers of attendants, March 30, 1851, including Sunday Scholars, were at the Churches, in the morning, 6,080; afternoon, 3,135; and evening, 2,853; and at the Dissenters’ Meeting Houses,—morning, 2,089; afternoon, 398; evening, 2,232.

{3} We would refer the visitor, who may be desirous of acquainting himself with our local history, to the inestimable History of Shrewsbury by Owen and Blakeway, 2 vols. 4to; a work of high historic authority, and abounding with deep and true antiquarian research. From this valuable publication we have condensed our accounts of the ecclesiastical structures of the place.

{20} The Council usually sat in Ludlow Castle, but for the greater dispatch of business occasionally assembled at Shrewsbury, Bewdley, and Hereford.

{21} The chimney piece of the Great Chamber is now, it is believed, preserved in Condover Hall, near this town. Its sculpture consists of Adam and Eve amid the trees of Paradise.

{53} Should the visitor feel disposed to prolong his walk in this direction, he will find himself amply compensated by the enjoyment of an extensive prospect of the town, and the windings of the Severn, amid the romantic and richly wooded banks of Shelton and Berwick.

A few minutes’ stroll along the turnpike road, beautifully shaded by overhanging beech trees, will also bring him to the magnificent iron gates which afford entrance to the delightful grounds of Berwick, abounding in trees of great size and beauty. The Mansion-House, the seat of the Honourable Wentworth Powys, soon presents itself; and at a short distance, embosomed in trees, stands the small, but picturesque CHAPEL, erected in 1672, on the site of an ancient ruinous structure, and appropriated to the use of the inmates of the adjacent Hospital for decayed housekeepers, erected and endowed at the above period by Sir Samuel Jones, Knt. the then possessor of the Berwick estates.

[Picture: The Chapel]

To the lover of sylvan scenery, the neighbouring woods of Almond Park and the picturesque and woody declivities of Leaton Shelf, will afford a rich treat; and the experienced botanist will find in them many rare and beautiful species of brambles, and other floral treasures, well worthy his careful investigation.

{56} The turnpike road in this direction will conduct the stranger to Battlefield, “the royal field of Shrewsbury,” the site of the important Battle of Shrewsbury, fought on 20th July, 1403:—

“the bloody rout that gave
To Harry’s brow a wreath,—to Hotspur’s heart a grave.”

To detail the events of this direful contest would far exceed our prescribed limits, and we must, therefore, content ourselves by referring our readers to works of a higher order:—

“Trace, Visitor, the tale as beats thy vein,
Clad in cold-hearted History’s homely weeds,
Or garlanded with Avon’s dewy flowers.”

[Picture: Battlefield Church]

The spot, where it is said the bodies of the slain were interred, is now covered by a church, once collegiate, founded by Henry IV., in gratitude for his victory. It contains a handsome monument, in the florid Gothic style, to the memory of the late John Corbet, Esq. of Sundorne. A short walk over the adjacent fields brings us to the splendid Gothic mansion of Sundorne, the seat of A. W. Corbet, Esq. In the Library and Drawing-room are several fine and valuable paintings by Titian, Salvator Rosa, Rembrandt, Guido, Raphael, Rubens, Wouvermans, and Van Huysum. Within the grounds, midway of Haughmond’s “bosky hill,” are the venerable ruins of HAUGHMOND ABBEY, rich in many a curious remain of early architecture. One peculiar feature of the earlier portions of this Abbey, which merits the attention of the architectural antiquary, is, that whilst the round or Norman arch is used, the mouldings and pillars belong to the Early English era:—a singular and uncommon instance of transition in style.

Tradition points out a knoll, planted with a clump of fir trees, called the Queen’s Bower, where Eleanor, the Queen of Henry IV. received the news of the victory at Battlefield. Her Majesty hearing the tidings of the messenger imperfectly, is said to have exclaimed “hey man,” from whence the hill subsequently acquired its name. A more probable derivation of the name is “Haut mont,” the High Mount. From these crags “that sprightly Scot of Scots, Douglas,” in endeavouring to escape after the battle, is said to have fallen, and sustaining considerable injury, was captured by his pursuers. The noble view from these heights cannot fail to rivet the attention.

{67} See first page.

{71} See Initial, page 1, for that on the south side.

{86} Those who may feel interested in tracing the rise and progress of this Institution will do well to consult “Records of the Salop Infirmary, by Henry Bevan, 4to. 1847,” a work of great accuracy and pains-taking, and especially deserving of praise for its valuable statistical tables.

{97} Engravings of the Old Church will be found in the Gentleman’s Magazine, vol. 81, p. 9, (N. E. view,) and vol. 66, p. 369, (E. end.)

{109} See a north-west view of this once fine old Church in the Gentleman’s Magazine, vol. 77, p. 297.

{126} At this Parliament, held Sept. 30th, the patriotic and unhappy David, the last Prince of Wales, was tried, and condemned to an ignominious and cruel death, which, to the disgrace of Edward, was permitted to be carried into execution. To this convention two knights were summoned from each county, and two deputies from certain of the principal cities and towns, (of which Shrewsbury was one,) and thus was laid the foundation of the British House of Commons. After the trial of David the Parliament adjourned to Acton Burnell, where the famous statute of that name received the royal assent.

{127} Henry VIII. had previously by an Act of the twenty-sixth year of his reign appointed twenty-six suffragan or assistant bishops, to whom he assigned twenty-six borough towns dispersed over the kingdom as their sees. Shrewsbury was judiciously selected as one. This useful law was however seldom enforced, one only suffragan Bishop of Shrewsbury being known; Lewis Thomas, late Abbot of Cwmhîr, consecrated suffragan Bishop of the see of Salop by Archbishop Cranmer, 24th June, 1537. He died 1560 or 1561.

{133} The engraving represents the eastern end previous to the alterations.

{153} A short walk along the retired and shady lane opposite St. Giles’s church brings us to a small but highly picturesque wood, covering the ragged bank of the Meole Brook; embosomed in which is Sutton Spa, the water of which has been found by experience to be highly serviceable in scrofulous disorders. The attendant resides on the spot, in a neat cottage, near to which are hot and cold baths, with suitable accommodations.

{154} Continuing our walk for three miles along the London-road, we arrive at the little village of Atcham, with its picturesque church on the margin of the Severn, which river is here crossed by an elegant stone bridge, designed by the architect Gwyn.

The village of Atcham is memorable as the birth-place of Ordericus Vitalis, one of the best of our earliest Historians, who was born 16th February, 1075.

Within sight of the village, on the confluence of the rivers Tern and Severn, is the noble edifice of Attingham Hall, the seat of the Right Honourable Lord Berwick, built from designs by the celebrated Athenian Stuart. The mansion consists of a centre and two wings, connected by corridors, and is adorned by a handsome tetrastyle portico of the composite order.

[Picture: Tomb of Confessor Burton] Close adjoining, amid the beautiful woods and plantations on the banks of the Severn, is the fine Gothic mansion of Longner, the residence of Robert Burton, Esq. In the Garden is preserved, with sacred care, the ALTAR-TOMB of one of the ancestors of the Burton family, known as the “_Confessor Burton_,” who died suddenly for joy on the restoration of the Reformed Religion on the accession of Elizabeth, and whose corpse being refused burial in the family vault in St. Chad’s, the parish church, by the Romish clergyman who then officiated there, was carried back and interred in this spot by his family.

[Picture: Portion of Roman City Wall] About a mile from Atcham is the Roman station of Uriconium, or Wroxeter. A PORTION OF THE CITY WALL is still standing, and the foundations of the boundary walls of the whole place may be traced with tolerable accuracy in the adjoining fields. Many sepulchral inscribed stones, altars, pavements, coins, fibulæ, vases, &c. have at various times been ploughed up by the inhabitants. The church is well deserving of notice: and in the walls of the chancel may be seen curious remains of early Anglo-Norman arches. The interior contains the fine altar-tomb, with cumbent effigies, of Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chief Justice of England, one of the Executors of Henry VIII. There are also monuments to the Barkers of Haughmond; Sir Richard Newport, ancestor of the Earls of Bradford; Francis, first Earl of Bradford, and several others of the Newport family. From the village a fine prospect of the adjacent Wrekin is obtained.

{157} Continuing our walk we speedily reach the peaceful and sequestered village of Meole Brace, celebrated for its excellent trout stream, on the banks of which was born and educated Thomas Barker, from whom honest Izaak Walton, in his delightful book, “The Complete Angler,” acknowledges that he derived the greater portion of his information, relative to fly-fishing. Mr. Barker published in 1691 a work entitled “Barker’s Delight, or the Art of Angling,” which ran through three editions in the space of eight years, and which is still in much repute among the lovers of the “gentle art.” Near the Bridge are Evans’s Alms-houses, built in 1844, under the will of the late Mr. John Evans of this town, for nine poor widows, who each have a liberal yearly allowance.

[Picture: Meole Bridge, &c.]

At the distance of a mile from Meole are the Sharpstones Hill and Bomere Pool, noted for their lovely scenery, and as the habitats of many of the rarer species of plants indigenous to the vicinity.

{176} At a distance of two miles on the Holyhead road stands Shelton Oak, which, according to tradition, “the irregular and wild Glendower” ascended to reconnoitre the state of the contending armies on the Battlefield; but finding that the king was making a powerful head, and had “beat down young Harry Hotspur and his troops,” he precipitately retreated with his army into Wales. This majestic veteran of the forest,

“Whose boughes are moss’d with age,
And high top bald with dry antiquity,”

is completely hollow; many of the greater arms are dead, and the whole is fast falling to decay. Whatever be the degree of credit due to the tradition, certain it is there is positive evidence in a paper dated 1543, preserved among the title deeds of the Waring family, that this tree was esteemed a great one within 140 years of the Battle of Shrewsbury, and an object of remark to old people long before. The following are the dimensions:—girt at bottom, close to the ground, forty-four feet three inches; ditto, five feet from the ground, twenty-five feet one inch; ditto, eight feet from the ground, twenty-seven feet four inches; height to the top of the main trunk, or principal bough, forty-one feet six inches.

[Picture: Shelton Oak]

A little beyond this, on the Welsh Pool road, is Christ Church, Oxon, consecrated October 3rd, 1854, for a district comprising several outlying portions of the Parishes of St. Chad and St. Julian.

Immediately opposite is the Lunatic Asylum for the Counties of Salop and Montgomery, erected after a design by Messrs. Scott.