A guide, descriptive and historical, through the Town of Shrewsbury

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Author

Leighton, W. A. (William Allport), 1805-1889

Credits

Transcribed from the John Davies, Fourth Edition (1855) by David Price

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Shrewsbury (England) -- Guidebooks

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 62688

Release Date

July 18, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A GUIDE, DESCRIPTIVE AND HISTORICAL, THROUGH THE TOWN OF SHREWSBURY,
2. 2.LIST OF ENGRAVINGS.
3. 3.SHREWSBURY. — THE TOWN HALL. — THE MARKET SQUARE — THE MARKET HOUSE, — MECHANICS’ INSTITUTION, — THE PUBLIC ROOMS, — PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION NEWS-ROOM, — MUSIC HALL, — “BENNETTE’S HALLE,” — DOUBLE BUTCHER ROW, — THE BUTTER CROSS, — THE RAVEN INN, — ST. NICHOLAS’S CHAPEL — GATEWAY OF THE COUNCIL HOUSE, — THE COUNCIL HOUSE, — THE GATEWAY OF THE CASTLE, — THE ROYAL FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING EDWARD VI. — Advantages open to all boys educated at Shrewsbury School . — Advantages limited in point of qualification . — Cambridge First Class Classics. — Cambridge Wranglers. — THE PRINCIPAL SCHOOL-ROOM, — THE LIBRARY, — THE INDEPENDENT MEETING-HOUSE, — A BRIDGE — THE STATION — PLATFORMS, — SMITHFIELD, OR CATTLE MARKET, — RAILWAY BRIDGE — THE SHREWSBURY WATER-WORKS, — THE ROYAL BATHS, — BENBOW PLACE, — RAILWAY BRIDGES, — ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH, — THE COUNTY GAOL, — BRIDGE — “THE DANA” — RAILWAY VIADUCT — THE WATERLANE GATEWAY, — THE DOMINICAN, OR BLACK, FRIARS, — ST. MARY’S CHURCH — THE REV. J. B. BLAKEWAY, — ST. MARY’S ALMSHOUSES, — THE DRAPERS’ HALL. — THE SALOP INFIRMARY. [86] — JONES’S MANSION, — THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE, — “THE OLDE HOUSE,” — ST. ALKMUND’S CHURCH, — THE GUILD HOUSE OF THE FRATERNITY OF THE HOLY CROSS, — ST. JULIAN’S CHURCH. — THE TOP OF THE WYLE, — OLD TIMBER HOUSE, — SHEARMANS’, OR CLOTHWORKERS’ HALL, — THE OLD POST-OFFICE, — OLD ST. CHAD’S CHURCH, — THE COLLEGE OF ST. CHAD — THE MERCERS’ HALL, — ST. CHAD’S ALMSHOUSES, — THE JUDGES’ LODGINGS, — VAUGHAN’S PLACE, — THE MUSEUM — THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN, — THE INDEPENDENT MEETING-HOUSE, — ALLATT’S CHARITY SCHOOL, — EBENEZER MEETING-HOUSE, — TOWER ON THE TOWN WALLS, — THE TOWN WALLS, — THE ROMAN CATHOLIC MEETING-HOUSE, — BOWDLER’S CHARITY SCHOOL — THE ENGLISH, OR STONE BRIDGE. — MERIVALE, — THE PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION CHARITY SCHOOL, — IRON BRIDGE, — THE ABBEY OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL. — THE MONK’S INFIRMARY, — THE READER’S PULPIT, — HOSPITAL OF THE HOLY CROSS, — THE RACE COURSE, — ST. GILES’S CHURCH, — A DEPÔT — THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, — THE FRANCISCAN, OR GREY, FRIARS, — THE QUARRY, — THE AUSTIN FRIARS, — THE QUAKERS’ MEETING-HOUSE, — ST. JOHN’S, OR THE WESLEYAN METHODISTS’ MEETING-HOUSE, — THE THEATRE, — THE BELL STONE, — ROWLEY’S MANSION, OR HILL’S MANSION, — THE CIRCUS, — THE WELSH BRIDGE, — ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH. — MILLINGTON’S HOSPITAL, — KINGSLAND, — THE HOUSE OF INDUSTRY.
4. 4.EMINENT NATIVES OF SHREWSBURY;
5. 5.BIRDS
6. 6.A FEW OF THE RARER SPECIES OF PLANTS GROWING IN A WILD STATE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF SHREWSBURY.
7. 7.INDEX.
8. 8.STREETS. [i]
9. 9.The Shrewsbury Guide Advertiser. — 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 , — T. HARRIS, Wholesale and Retail Confectioner, — LONDON HOUSE , General Stay & Bonnet Establishment. — SAMUEL HULME, HAIR CUTTER & PERFUMER, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY, — HENRY PROBERT, PROPRIETOR, — HENRY ATKIN, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT, — Bull’s Head Commercial Inn, & Posting House, CASTLE GATES, SHREWSBURY. — The late J. F. M. Dovaston, Esq. M.A. — W. ARMSTRONG, WOOLLEN DRAPER, Tailor & Habit Maker, — JOHN CALCOTT, — SHREWSBURY ROYAL BATHS. NEAR THE RAILWAY STATION. — LEEDS HOUSE , — THOMAS ANDREW, HOSIER, GLOVER, AND SHIRT MAKER. — CHARLES J. HANMER, BOOT & SHOE MANUFACTURER. — SHROPSHIRE HAT MANUFACTORY, — ROYAL SHREWSBURY CAKES. — THE CELEBRATED SHREWSBURY CAKES, — MR. THOMAS EDWARDS, — MR. C. J. ARBLASTER, — EDWARD EDWARDS, HOSIER, Haberdasher, and General Small Ware Dealer, — CHARLES SAXELBY, Tailor, Trouser and Breeches’ MAKER, CASTLE STREET, SHREWSBURY. — MRS. LONGMORE, BAZAAR & FANCY REPOSITORY, 18, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY. — TIMOTHY POWELL, BAKER AND CONFECTIONER, 58, MARDOL, SHREWSBURY. — MRS. HORTON’S Millinery and Baby Linen ESTABLISHMENT, 19, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY. — REDMAYNE AND CO. — R. DODSON’S STATUARY, MASONRY, — J. HANNY, CLOCK AND WATCH MAKER, — R. STEPHENS, — E. ROBERTS, — JOHN MORGAN, — F. H. WORTH, — A FLORA OF SHROPSHIRE, — Observe !—WATERLOO HOUSE, THE CHEAPEST HOUSE FOR WOOLLEN CLOTHS, CLOTHING, AND HATS. — RICHARD MARSTON, GLASS, CHINA, & EARTHENWARE Warehouse, MARKET STREET, SHREWSBURY. — LONDON HAT WAREHOUSE. — Samuel Butler, D.D. Bp. of Lichfield. — JAMES PHILLIPS, — EDWARD LEE, FURNISHING IRONMONGER, CUTLER, &c. — Just Published, Price 6d. — Twenty-one Views in Shrewsbury. — DAVID DAVIES, COACH BUILDER, AND Designer, — HENRY SHAW, FISHING TACKLE MANUFACTURER, AND ORNITHOLOGIST, — B. EVANS, Confectioner, Fancy Bread and Biscuit-Baker, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY. — JAMES ICKE, — CLASS V. PARIS INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. — The Antiquities of Shropshire, — HENRY URWICK, ALBION INN, NEAR THE RAILWAY STATION, Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury. — C. PHILPOTT, — Fourth Edition , with Sixty-one Engravings on Wood, Price 1s. — THOMAS PHILPOTT, UNICORN INN, WYLE COP, SHREWSBURY. — ENGLISH BRIDGE, SHREWSBURY. — Silk Mercery, and General Drapery Establishment. — PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO SHROPSHIRE, &c.
10. 10.FOOTNOTES.

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