: A guide descriptive and historical through the Town of Shrewsbury by Leighton W A William Allport - Shrewsbury (England) Guidebooks

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A GUIDE, DESCRIPTIVE AND HISTORICAL, THROUGH THE TOWN OF SHREWSBURY,

INTERSPERSED WITH BRIEF NOTICES OF THE MORE

REMARKABLE OBJECTS IN THE ENVIRONS,

TO WHICH ARE APPENDED, LISTS OF THE EMINENT NATIVES OF THE TOWN, WITH REFERENCES TO BIOGRAPHICAL WORKS;

OF THE BIRDS SEEN IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD;

AND OF THE RARER SPECIES OF PLANTS INDIGENOUS TO THE VICINITY.

"I held on way to auncient Shrewsebrie towne, And so from horse at lodging lighting downe, I walkt the streats, and markt what came to vewe."

CHURCHYARD.

"Without aiming to be great--we aspire only to be useful."

LIST OF ENGRAVINGS.

PAGE. 1 Organ Screen in St. Mary's Church 1 2 Norman Doorway, ditto 1 3 Town Hall 7 4 Market House 9 5 Statue of Richard Duke of York, on ditto 10 6 Angel under canopied niche, on ditto 10 7 Public Rooms 12 8 Ireland's Mansion 14 9 "Bennette's Halle" 15 10 Timber Houses on Pride Hill 16 11 Gateway of the Council House 19 12 Ditto of the Castle 22 13 The Castle 23 14 Laura's Tower 24 15 Royal Free Grammar School 27 16 Principal School-Room, ditto 43 17 Bible Stand in the Chapel, ditto 44 18 The Library, ditto 45 19 Railway Station 48 20 Berwick Chapel 53 21 St. Michael's Church 54 22 Battlefield Church 56 23 St. Mary's Church 62 24 Monument to Rev. J. B. Blakeway, in ditto 72 25 Triple Lancet Window, ditto 74 26 Ancient Stone Font, ditto 76 27 Monument to Admiral Benbow, ditto 77 28 Altar-tomb, Simon de Leybourne, ditto 79 29 Monument to Master Wigram, ditto 79 30 Statue to Bishop Butler, ditto 81 31 Salop Infirmary 86 32 St. Alkmund's Church 94 33 Guild House of the Holy Cross 99 34 St. Julian's Church 100 35 Old St. Chad's Church 107 36 Tower on the Town Walls 119 37 English Bridge 122 38 Abbey Church, or Church of the Holy Cross 130 39 Ditto, eastern end 133 40 Stone Railing, in ditto 134 41 Monument to Roger de Montgomery, ditto 136 42 Altar-tomb to Richard Onslow, Esq. ditto 137 43 Ditto to Alderman Jones and his Wife, ditto 138 44 Reader's Pulpit, ditto 141 45 White Hall 145 46 Column in honour of Lord Hill 147 47 St. Giles's Church 148 48 Interior of ditto 151 49 "Pest-Basin," in St. Giles's Churchyard 152 50 Altar-tomb at Longner 155 51 Roman Wall at Wroxeter 155 52 Trinity Church 156 53 Meole Bridge, &c. 157 54 Window in Franciscan Friary 158 55 The Quarry 159 56 St. Chad's Church 163 57 Font in ditto 165 58 Figure of St. Chad in ditto 167 59 Welsh Bridge 171 60 St. George's Church 173 61 Shelton Oak 176

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