Shrewsbury—Situation; foundation;etymology. |
ANCIENTHISTORY. |
State under the Britons; Stephen besieges the Castle; towntaken by Llewelyn; Royal visits; Supreme Courts of Justice; theGreat Parliament; Battle of Shrewsbury; Owen Glendower; Birth ofRichard and George Plantagenet; Proclamation of Henry VII.;Tradition of the phrase “Proud Salopians;” Pageant inhonour of Sir Henry Sidney; Council House the residence of KingCharles I.; King James II.; Loyally of the Inhabitants; Visit oftheir Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and PrincessVictoria. | [13] |
THE CASTLE ANDFEUDAL STATE. |
Foundation and early account of the Fortress; InteriorGateway; General Description; Watch Tower; Prospect from theCastle Mount; Gates and Towers; Feudal Picture of the Town. | [18] |
PRESENT STATE OFTHE TOWN. |
Distant appearance; salubrity; Domestic architecture; Actfor Improving Streets; Gas Company; Population, &c. | [21] |
ECCLESIASTICALBUILDINGS. |
Prefatory observations; Saxon foundations, lands,possessions, &c.; cursory notice of the Conventual Churches,Ancient Chapels, Chantries, and appropriate decoration of theSacred Buildings. Old St. Chad’sChurch.—Fall and account of the ancient edifice,dawning light of the Reformation, first exercise of theProtestant Religion, Bishop’s chancel, present remains ofthe fabric. New St. Chad’s.—Site,architectural description, chancel window, monuments, bells,lecture, &c. St. Mary’s.—Interestingvariety of the architecture, south portal, noble effect of theinterior, genealogical window of stained glass, stone organscreen, biographical notice of the Rev. J. B. Blakeway,transepts, curious font, chantry chapels, monuments, bells,flight from the spire, &c. St.Alkmond’s.—Demolition of the ancient church,modern edifice, eastern window, elegance of spire, first mayor ofShrewsbury, &c. St. Julian’s.—Presentfabric, stained glass, monument to Archdeacon Owen, &c. freelecture. St. Michael’s Parish within theCastle.—Ancient history and trial respecting,parochial limit, etymology of Derfald. The Abbey Church.—Generaldescription, fine west window, north portal, solemnity of theinterior, armorial bearings and figures in stained glass, organscreen, font, ancient cumbent effigies, altar tombs andmonuments, old painting of the Crucifixion. St. Giles’sChurch.—Antiquity of the structure, primitiveappearance of the interior, stained glass, sepulchral stones,reflections and prospect from the cemetery. St. Michael’sChurch.—Western view, consecration, stained glass,&c. St. George’sChurch.—Consecration, interior decoration, oldhospital, free chapel. Trinity Church.—Foundationand description. Religious Houses.—Chapel ofSt. Mary Magdalene, Spel-cross. Dissenting MeetingHouses.—Roman Catholic Chapel. | [96] |
ROYAL FREE GRAMMARSCHOOL. |
Endowment, its state and pre-eminence, present to Dr.Butler from his pupils, appointment of Dr. Kennedy, annualprizes, royal visits, school buildings, chapel, library,exhibitions, &c. | [104] |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT,CHARTERS, &c. |
Municipal Body; Ancient Seal; Sessions; Courts of Recordand Request; Members of Parliament; Trading Companies; MerchantGuild; Pageant of Shrewsbury Show. | [111] |
PUBLICBUILDINGS. |
County Hall, Courts of Justice, Guild Hall and Exchequer,Market House and Statue of Richard Duke of York, Old WelshBridge, Old East or Stone Bridge, English Bridge, LordHill’s Column and fine panoramic prospect, Town and CountyGaol, Poultry Market, Butter and Cheese Markets. | [130] |
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. | |
Introduction; the Salop Infirmary, Eye and Ear Dispensary,St. Giles’s Hospital, St. John’s Hospital,Drapers’ Almshouses, St. Chad’s Almshouses, House ofIndustry, Humane Society; the Prison, Parochial, and TownCharities. | [143] |
CHARITYSCHOOLS. |
Bowdler’s or the Blue, Millington’s,Allatt’s, Public Subscription, Lancasterian, St.Mary’s and St. Michael’s, St. Chad’sLadies’, Infant, and Sunday Schools. | [147] |
WALK WITHIN THEWALLS. |
Introduction; Market Square, Mercers’ Hall, theSextry, Shearmen’s Hall, Maypole Festivities, Occupation ofShearmen, Wyle Cop, Residence of the early British Settlers andthe Saxons, Lion Hotel, Beeches Lane, Town Walls, the Crescent,Ancient Tower, St. John’s Hill, the Austin Friars, InitialLetter of a Charter from Edward III. the Welsh Bridge, Quays andWarehouses, Mardol, Rowley’s Mansion, Hill’s Lane,ancient Houses, the Bell Stone, Shutt Place, Shoplatch, theStalls, Ireland’s Mansion, Pride Hill, the High Cross,Castle Street, St. Nicholas’s Chapel, the Council House,Court of the Marches of Wales, Loyalty of Thomas Lyster,Esq. Farquhar’s Recruiting Officer, Character ofSalopians, the Drapers’ Hall, Dogpole, Church Street,Jones’s Mansion, view of an ancient timber House, ButcherRow, Fish Street, Belmont, Judges’ House, ancient Collegeof St. Chad, Vaughan’s Place, Talbot Hotel. | [169] |
LITERARY ANDSCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS. |
Natural History and Antiquarian Society, SubscriptionLibrary, Choral Society, Horticultural Society, Mechanics’Institution, Newspapers. | [171] |
WALK WITHOUT THEWALLS. |
Shrewsbury Quarry, Remains of Amphitheatre, Kingsland,Stury’s Close, Grey or Franciscan Friary, Site of AldermanJones’s Mansion, Dominican Friary, ancient Vineyard, theWater Gate, account of the Entrance of the Parliamentary Army,River-side Walk, Derfald, Shrewsbury Park, Murder of PrinceAlfhelm, Canal, Prospect from the Gaol Terrace, Howard-street,Colossal Figure of Hercules, Dana Walk, Breidden Hills, the TownWalls. | [181] |
RECREATIVE. |
The Drama, Theatre, Circus, Horse Races, Assembly Room,Salop Hunt, Angling, Aquatic Excursions. | [185] |
THESUBURBS—COTON HILL. |
Water Works, Spring Water, the Royal Baths, Birth-place ofAdmiral Benbow, Coton Hill, Site of St. Catharine’s Chapel,Berwick, Ancient Course of the Severn, View from Cross Hill. | [189] |
CASTLEFOREGATE. |
Linen Factory, Canal (communicating with London,Liverpool, &c), Coal Wharf. | [180] |
SUBURB OFFRANKWELL. |
Ancient Domestic Habitations, the Mount Fortification,Site of Cadogan Chapel and Cross, Monk’s Eye, Township ofShelton, Glendower’s Oak. | [192] |
THE ABBEYFOREGATE. |
Merivale, Monastic Remains, Ancient Stone Pulpit,Monks’ Infirmary, Guest Hall or Hospitium, Site of ChapterHouse, Earliest authorized Assembly of British Parliament, theNew Road, Reflections suggested by its formation, Abbey Precinct,Destructive Fire, the White Hall, Race-ground, Lord Hill’sColumn, Sutton Spa, Analysis of the Water, Anglo-NormanChurch. | [201] |
SUBURB OFCOLEHAM. |
Situation; Iron Foundry, notice of the Menai Bridge. | [201] |
TRADE ANDMANUFACTURES. |
Welsh Webs and Flannel, Communication between London andDublin, Railway, Thread and Linen Yarns, Malting Business,Restoration and Perfection of the ancient art of Glass-staining,Shrewsbury Cakes, Brawn, eulogy of the Ale, Markets, Fairs, andNavigation of the Severn. | [207] |
THE ENVIRONS. |
Variety of landscape scenery; Battlefield Church,Grinshill, Hawkstone, Haughmond Abbey, Haughmond Hill, Village ofUffington, Albrighton, Albright Hussey, Meole, Ancient Encampmentat Bayston, Condover, Pitchford, Acton Burnell, Atcham, Longner,Attingham, Wroxeter (the Roman Uriconium), The Wrekin. | [225] |
