INDEX.

Abbey, 124—founded, 124—endowment, 126—dissolution, 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

128

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, 17—interments of slain, 61

162

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, 25—gateway of, 21—keep, 23—rebuilt by Edward I., 26—besieged in the civil wars

26

— Gates, 11, 47—Foregate

54

Cemetery, Abbey

129

Cemetery, Dissenters’

157

Chad’s, Saint, Church, remains of old, 107—burnt, 111—fall of, 109—collegiate establishment

110

— 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, 21—received Sacrament at St. Mary’s, 64—addresses army

146

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, 149, 164

174

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, 163—St. Chad’s

165

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, 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

43

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, 150—font, 150—cross, 152—restoration

151

— Hospital, endowment of, 153—appointment of master

153

Glass, stained, in St. Michael’s Church, 60—in St. Mary’s 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

45

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 Cheese, 57—Vegetable

9

Mary, Queen, accession, 92—President of Marches,—92 armorial bearings

92

Mary’s, Saint, Church, 62—collegiate buildings, 17—Royal 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

77

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 and Antiquarian Society

115

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. Michael’s, 55—St. Alkmund’s, 97—St. Julian’s, 102—Abbey, 152—Trinity, 157—St. George’s, 174—St. Chad’s

165

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, 157, 164

174

— 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, 2—manufactures, 2—foundation, 3—history, 3—siege, 6—intended to be made a bishopric

127

— 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 Architecture, 66

70

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 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

159

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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