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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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