HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. (continued 3)

On the south side of the court is a lofty mount, which rises abruptly from the Severn, the summit of which is crowned with ruinous walls, and an ancient watch tower for the purpose of descrying an enemy at a distance. This was rebuilt about thirty years ago, and converted into a beautiful summer room, commanding a fine panoramic view, and now called Laura’s Tower. From the above mount there is also a view of uncommon grandeur and beauty—the sides of the mount are richly clothed with foliage, the Severn winds majestically below—the eye of the spectator beholds in succession, the town, with its spires and turrets, its beautiful suburbs, and a wide sweep of finely wooded and diversified country, with the most extensive amphitheatre of mountains of which perhaps the island can boast. The majestic Wrekin is connected by the hills of Acton Burnell and Frodesley with the towering heights of the Lawley and Caradoc, from whence the Long Mynd, Stiperstones, and Long Mountain, form an uninterrupted chain, with the bold and precipitous cliffs of Kefn-y-Castyr and Breddyn;—thence the horizon is bounded by the stupendous Berwin range, losing its blue summit in the clouds,—while the northern prospect is terminated by the humbler eminences of Grinshill, Pymhill, Hawkstone, and Haughmond.

When the frontier situation of Shrewsbury is considered, and that for four centuries it was, perhaps, the most important station on the marches of Wales, it is extraordinary that, though it has several times fallen into the enemies’ power by treachery and surprise, yet it never sustained more than two sieges, and those in rather early periods of its history. This circumstance may partly be attributed to the slender hopes an adverse army must have entertained of reducing by regular approaches a place so strongly fortified both by nature and art; for it was not only defended by its castle, but by the river, and a wall which completely surrounded it.

The Town Walls.—The following account of the ancient walls of Shrewsbury is chiefly taken from Phillip’s history of the town:—The walls were built across the isthmus, from the castle down to the river on each side, by Robert de Belesme, son of Roger de Montgomery. The other part of the walls surrounding the town was built in the reign of Henry III., who earnestly pressed the inhabitants to fortify and strengthen their borough, lest the enemy should surprise them unawares. This part of the wall was thirty-two years in building; it was finished in 1252, to defray the charge of which the king, at sundry times, granted the burgesses leases of the tolls of the town, and other favours; among which, every barge laded with merchandise upon the river had to pay the charge of fourpence. That part from the north end of the above-mentioned wall to the Welsh bridge, called Roushill, was built by Oliver Cromwell in the year 1645, the stone of which was brought from Shrawardine Castle. The more accessible parts of the town walls, particularly on the south and south-western sides, were formerly strengthened by towers, which are now demolished, excepting one, situated near the Murivance; it is square, embattled, and of two stories high, lighted by narrow loop holes, the entrance of the upper story being from the top wall. The only portions of the ancient walls now left standing are those on the north side of the town, extending from the Castle gates towards the Welsh bridge, and on the south-west side, where they stretch to a considerable distance. Although reduced in height, and stripped of the battlements, they form an agreeable walk to the inhabitants of the town.

Gates and Posterns.—In an exchequer manuscript, without date, several gates or posterns are mentioned, to the keepers of which the coroners of the town delivered bolts and locks for their security. Those at Shepelache and at Kaymeplace no traces of the names remain. That called Bulgerlode was under the place formerly called the Gulph, at the bottom of the Wyle Cop, and Cleremont, on the top of Claremont Hill. There were also gates in Milk Street, Barker Street, and Water Lane. The latter only remains, and is memorable as the avenue through which the parliamentary forces were treacherously admitted into the town, at the siege of Shrewsbury, on February 22nd, 1644.

Streets, &c. The following are some of the ancient names of the principal streets given in Phillips’ History of Shrewsbury, many of which have become obsolete.

Mardol, anciently written Marlesford, Mardefoie, and Mardvoll. It had the name of Marlesford from the ford through the Severn at the bottom of the street, near the welsh bridge.

Chepynges-street.—An ancient name probably of the street leading from the Corn Market to Murivance.

Stalles.—The street leading from Mardol head to High-street.

High-street, formerly called Baxter’s-row, also Barker’s-row.

Ickeslode.—A lane that went from Dogpole to the Walls.

The Sextry was the Shutt from the passage from Kiln-lane to High-street.

Frankwell, anciently Frankvill; the Frank’s Vill, probably inhabited by the Franks, for in Doomsday book it is recorded that a part of the town containing 45 Burgase were inhabited by those people, who are there called Francigence.—This place seems to have been regarded as unconnected with the other part of the town; they had a strong work erected there for their defence, which at the time Shrewsbury was taken by the parliamentary forces surrendered upon bare quarter; and in the year 1640, when the plague began there, the inhabitants made an attempt to come into the town, but were beaten back by the bailiffs and townsmen.

Cheddelode.—A lane that went to the Severn, by Stury’s Close.

Bulgerlode.—A place at the bottom of the Wyle Cop, taken down in 1766.

Murivance.—A name of French extraction signifying before the walls, or within the walls.

Murivance-lane, led from the town wall down to the river.

Sheteplace, in old records written Sotteplace, and Soetteplace, is now called Shoplatch. Behind the Walls, from its situation behind the walls, now the Quarry.

Priest’s-lane, led from the walls near the tower, to Murivance, now inclosed.

Romboldesham, now called Barber-street.

The Bailey.—That part of the town which lies before the castle.

Hound-street.—A street leading from the playhouse to Barber-street.

Grope-lane.—A narrow “shutt” leading from High-street to Fish street.

Corvisor’s-row.—The same as that which is now called Pride-hill.

Shoemakers’-row.—In Speed’s map the lower part of Pride-hill.

Hawmon-strete.—Probably that now called Castle-street, or Raven-street.

Merival.—At the east end of the New bridge. Early in the 16th century, Merival was separated from the jurisdiction of the corporation, and considered a hamlet within the liberty of the town.

Altus Vicus.—The high pavement, near the Cross made in 1570.

Ancient Mansions.—The Council House, was so called from having been the residence of the Council of the Marches of Wales, during their occasional visits to Shrewsbury. It is situated in the precincts of the Castle, on a bold acclivity which rises abruptly from the Severn, and commands a most delightful prospect of the surrounding country. The house has been modernized, and divided into several tenements; that portion which comprises the hall and the great chamber over it, includes nearly the whole of the building which retains any resemblance of its original features. It was built about the year 1501. The unhappy Charles I. resided here for six weeks, upon the commencement of his troubles in 1642. James II. on his visit to the town 24th August, 1687, held his court here. These once magnificent apartments have been subdivided and despoiled of their rich furniture and beautiful stained glass. A fine old porch, and the entrance hall with other relics have been carefully preserved. The present proprietor, William James Clement, Esq., has furnished several of the apartments with antique oak furniture, elaborately carved. The gateway of the council house is an interesting specimen of the style of architecture which prevailed in the early part of the 15th century.

The White Hall, situated near the Abbey Foregate, is a stately mansion, and exhibits a fine specimen of the Elizabethan style of architecture. It is a lofty structure with numerous pointed gables; the roof is adorned with ornamental chimnies, and crowned with a central octagonal turret. At the back of the mansion is a magnificent walnut tree, probably coeval with the house. It was formerly the manorial seat of Richard Prince, Esq., by whom it was built in 1758.

Rowley’s, on Hill’s Mansion, said to have been the first brick building erected in Shrewsbury, was built in 1618, by William Rowley, Esq. He amassed great wealth by fortunate speculations in Barbadoes. His son, Roger Rowley, Esq., was the first person in this town who kept his carriage. The daughter and heiress of the latter married John Hill, Esq., who lived in this mansion, from whom the street received the appellation of Hill’s-lane, instead of Knuckin-street. The house has been unoccupied some time, it now presents a dilapidated appearance.

Ireland’s Mansion, situated in High-street, a noble timbered residence four stories high, terminating in pointed gables, was formerly the town residence of the ancient family of Ireland, long seated at Albrighton. When entire it must have presented an imposing appearance; it is now divided into three excellent tenements.

Jones’s Mansion, situate near St. Mary’s Church, was built by Thomas Jones, Esq., who was appointed by Charles I. in 1638 the first mayor of Shrewsbury. Subsequently the mansion became the residence of Chief Justice Jones. The Duke of York was lodged here in 1624, during the stay of Charles I. in Shrewsbury, and Prince Rupert made it his residence after the battle of Worcester.

The Judges’ Lodgings, situated at Belmont, is a spacious residence purchased by the county in 1821, for providing suitable accommodation for the Judges during their attendance at the assizes.

In various parts of the town are seen many curious old timbered houses, interesting as specimens of the domestic architecture of the honest burghers of former days. Nearly opposite the Butter Cross stood the mansion of the Prides, who gave their name to the street. This house has been greatly modernized, and partly rebuilt. In the Butchers’-row, is one of the largest, and supposed to be one of the oldest timber houses in the town. History is silent as to the time or by whom it was erected. It may have been the town mansion of the Abbot of Lilleshall, who had a residence in this part of the parish, and to which monastery the patronage of this church belonged.

Annals of the Town of Shrewsbury.

The following is a brief chronological sketch of the most remarkable events which have at different periods taken place in the town of Shrewsbury:—

A.D. 961—Land about Shrewsbury sold for one shilling per acre. The price of an ox was 2s. 6d., a cow 2s., a sheep 1s., a pig 8d.

1110.—A great earthquake, and great mortality among men and cattle.

1225.—Three gallons of ale sold for one penny in the town, and four out of town.

1315.—The price of provisions settled by the bailiffs.—A corn fed ox 24s., a grass fed ox 16s., a cow 12s., a fat sheep 1s. 8d., a fat hog 3s. 4d., a goose 2d., a hen 1d., a capon 2d., four pigeons 1d., twenty-four eggs 1d.

1347.—A fine horse 6s. 8d., an ox 4s., a sheep 4d., a lamb 2d.

1349.—The sweating sickness desolated the town.

1421.—Rees-ap-Doe, a Welsh Esquire, was hanged, drawn, and quartered here for treason.

1454.—Wheat sold for 14d. a quarter (eight strikes).

1490.—Wheat sold for one shilling and eightpence a bushel.

1509.—Provision made for building upon waste land and repairing decayed houses, by an Act of Parliament.

1519.—A general Chapter of the Grey Friars held here.

1520.—Griffith Wickham drawn through the town and afterwards hanged.

1532.—George Goldsmith drawn through the town and afterwards hanged, for coining money.

1537.—The plague raged frightfully during this year.

1542.—Rowland Lee, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, burned before the high altar of St. Chad’s church.

1563.—The bailiffs agree that no foreigner should be a freeman of the town without paying £10 and the usual fees.

1570.—Two men killed by the falling of the clapper out of St. Wenefrede’s bell, in the Abbey Church.

1571.—Humphrey Onslow built the chapel of our Lady in St. Chad’s church, and paved the causeway from the Lord’s place, (the Council House) to the cross, at his own cost.

1575.—That fearful malady, the plague, again visited Shrewsbury.

1581.—John Capper, clerk of the Abbey Church, was hanged at Kingsland for treason.

1582.—John Prestige was hanged upon a gibbet near the abbey mill, for the murder of his wife.

1588.—Richard Reynolds was put into the pillory and had both his ears cut off, for setting fire to a sheep-cote.

1591.—After the assizes in September, eight men were hanged at the Old Heath, one of whom was hung in chains there.

1596.—Wheat sold for 20s. a bushel, rye for 16s. a bushel.

1630.—Great numbers died of the plague. In 1632 and 1634—many fell victims to the same malady.

1647.—December 23rd. A woman was burnt in the dingle of the quarry for poisoning her husband.

1683.—An earthquake felt here, February 7; a dreadful fire in the Abbey Foregate.

1708.—Wheat sold for 9s. a bushel, muncorn 8s., rye 7.

1715.—It being the time of the rebellion new gates were made to the walls and the trained band called together.

1726.—Lamps were put up in several parts of the town, at the expense of the several parishes.

1727.—An earthquake felt here. A great meeting of quakers from all parts of England.

The judges of the assize were refused the usual compliments by the mayor, on which account the next assize was held at Bridgnorth.

1756.—Thirty-seven colliers brought to gaol for rioting and committing outrages in the county; four died in gaol, and two were executed.

1758.—The country butchers were again admitted to sell meat in the town, and shambles were erected for them near St. Alkmund’s church.

1762.—A great fire happened in New-street, Frankwell, on the 23rd February.

1766.—February 12th, 13th, and 14th, there fell a great snow in Shrewsbury, which lay on the ground several days, eighteen inches deep.

1772.—A smart shock of an earthquake was felt, which occasioned much terror and consternation.

1774.—On Good Friday, April 1st, a fire broke out in the Abbey Foregate, by which forty-seven houses were burnt down, and several others much damaged.

1775.—September 8th, the inhabitants were much alarmed with the shock of an earthquake; in the midst of a calm a rumbling noise much like that of a strong wind was heard; this was soon followed by two tremulous motions of the earth, succeeding each other instantaneously.

1778.—The Shropshire militia marched from Shrewsbury on May 7 to Bridgnorth, where they were reviewed; from thence they marched into Kent.

1780.—A stage coach began to run between Shrewsbury and Holyhead.

1782.—Baron Hotham laid a fine of £2000 upon the county, till they should build a new Shire Hall; the new hall was built 1786.

1789.—July 23rd, T. Phipps, a lawer, and his son, just twenty years of age, were executed at the old heath for forgery; Mr. Phipps had an income of about £300 a year from landed property.

1793.—May 13th, the first stone of the new Welsh bridge was laid.

1794.—April 28th, John Pritchard died in Frankwell in the 101st year of his age; he had ten children by the first wife, and twenty-two by the second.

1795.—February 7th to 11th, one of the greatest floods ever remembered in the Severn; Mr. Johnson and his man were both drowned in endeavouring to recover a large barrel.

1802.—A sturgeon eight feet six inches long, three feet four inches in girth, and weighing 192lbs. was caught near the wear below the castle.

1809.—February 7. The suburbs of the town deeply inundated by the Severn.

1811.—May 27th. An extraordinary flood in the Meole Brook, which inundated all the houses in Coleham, situated near the confluence of the brook with the river Severn, and caused the latter river to rise four feet in less than ten minutes; although the Meole Brook is an inconsiderable stream, the rush of water actually turned the current of the Severn at its confluence with that river.

1811.—August 24th. Four persons executed on the new drop for a burglary at Betton, near Market Drayton.

1814.—June 30th. Lord Hill paid a visit to Shrewsbury after the peace of Paris. The day was one of general festivity among the inhabitants; thousands went out to meet him, and in the evening partook of tea in the quarry. On the 17th of December the first stone was laid of the column in honour of Lord Hill.

1827.—July 19th. First stone of the new infirmary laid by General Lord Hill; opened for the reception of patients September, 1830.

1828.—August 4th. Three persons executed on the new drop of the county gaol for murder. On the 24th of the same month Ann Harris was executed for the same offence.

1831.—February 10th. In consequence of the sudden melting of the snow, the suburbs of the town were deeply inundated.

Though the flood in 1831 was considered a very high one, according to evidence of brass plates affixed to the inside of the window jambs of a house in Frankwell, the Severn at that end of the town was 3½ inches lower than the great flood in 1795. The lowest plate bears the following inscription:—

“This is to let you know The Severn up to me did flow. December 21, anno 1672.”

A second plate two inches above the preceding, records—

“To this line flowed Severn. November 8, 1770.”

On the third plate six inches higher than the second is inscribed—

“This plate is fixed to let you know That Severn to this line did flow. February 11, 1795.”

1832.—The cholera morbus in its destructive career through the kingdom visited Shrewsbury, when about a hundred persons fell victims to that direful malady.

1849.—The cholera again made its appearance in Shrewsbury; the fatal cases were fewer than in 1832.

CHARITIES.

Sir Thomas White, in 1566, bequeathed certain monies for charitable uses, in respect of which £100 is annually paid to twenty-four corporate towns in rotation (Salop being one), to be lent out, without interest, for a period of ten years, to poor young men of the said towns.

Robert Allen, by will 24th August, 1568, bequeathed £200 to be lent out to the poor inhabitants of the town of Salop, in sums of £10, to be held for three years; each recipient to find a bondsman for the repayment of the same at the expiration of the term, and to pay 4d. per annum, to be divided among the inmates of the almshouses of St. Mary and St. Chad.

Paul Clarke, April 15th, 1606, bequeathed £20 to be lent out, in sums of £10, to persons of his name and kindred only for the space of two years, and then to be returned to the bailiffs of the town, to be again put forth by the said bailiffs, from time to time, on sufficient security being given for the repayment of the same.

Sir Samuel Jones, by will, dated 10th March, 1670, gave to the town of Shrewsbury £500, to be employed for the setting poor people on work there, which sum he directed should he paid to the mayor and corporation of the said town, and should be by them, from time to time, lent on good security, without interest, to young tradesmen who should set up there.

Rev. John Hilton, in 1697, bequeathed £50 in trust to the mayor and corporation, to be lent out to five young tradesmen of the town, £10 to each, for the term of five years, interest free.

The foregoing abstracts are taken from the recitals in a decree of the Court of Chancery, made in the year 1772, in a cause between the attorney-general and the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses, of the town of Shrewsbury. By this decree it was ordered that the sum of £2,404. 14s. 6d., found to be in the hands of the corporation, should be apportioned to the preceding charities, in a ratio proportionate to their several bequests. It appears that shortly after these proceedings in Chancery, the whole of the funds of these charities were lost; that a sum exceeding £3,000 was raised by subscription to replace the money so lost, which was subsequently repaid to the subscribers by the corporation. In addition to the above sum found to be in the hands of the corporation, two sums of £100 each have been since received from Sir Thomas White’s charity, leaving £2,596. 5s. 3d. in the hands of the corporation to be accounted for. In lending out the different sums of money, particular attention is paid to the directions of the several donors. No applications for loans are refused, provided the parties are properly qualified, and sufficient securities are proposed.

David Lloyd ap Rogers, by will, bearing date May 1st, 1623, devised certain premises at Frankwell, in trust to the bailiffs and burgesses of the town of Shrewsbury, and directed out of the yearly income thereof, 10s. to be paid to the minister of St. Chad, 10s. to be employed in repairing the bridges in Shrewsbury, 10s. to be expended in repairing Buttington bridge, in the county of Montgomery, and the residue thereof to be distributed to the poor of the parish of St. Chad. The premises now consist of two tenements, the estimated value of which is upwards of £30 per annum.

Henry Smith’s Charity.—The corporation are in possession of an estate in Chelmick, purchased with part of the personal property given by Henry Smith for charitable uses. It consists of a farm house, outbuildings, and 129a. 2r. 15p. of land. In 1805, upon the enclosure of the waste lands, an allotment was set out to the corporation; but the situation was remote from the remainder of the farm, and it was accordingly sold for £201. 10s.; £100 of which was subsequently laid out in improving the farm, and the residue put out at interest. The income arising from the above sources amounts to £85. 1s. 6d., which is carried to the Burlton estate account.

In an old book of accounts, belonging to the corporation of Shrewsbury, there is an entry stating that gifts and legacies had been given to the poor of the town of Shrewsbury previously to the year 1663, amounting in the whole to £1,301. 11s. 11d. The principal legacy is one of £300, left by William Spurstow. Six other donors left legacies of £100 each, and the remainder is made up of smaller items. In the whole there are names given of twenty-four several donors. The sum of £1,200 was laid out in the purchase of an estate at Burlton. In 1796 a sum of £925, which arose from the sale of timber on the estate, was laid out in the purchase of the tithes of corn, grain, and hay, in the said parish. In 1829, the sum of £264. 12s. was received for timber cut on the estate; and in the same year £266. 9s. was expended in rebuilding and improving the farm premises, £50 of which had been advanced by the tenant. The income derived from the Burlton estate and the farm at Chelmick, belonging to the charity of Henry Smith, amounts to £297. 7s. 6d. per annum. The principal part of this income is applied in putting out apprentices, with a premium of £10 each, and in distributing coals among the necessitous poor.

James Phillips, Esq., of London, in 1661, devised certain tenements in the borough of Southwark, in trust to the corporation of Shrewsbury, out of the rents and profits thereof, to maintain a lecture on the Thursday in every week in the year, in the parish churches of Ellesmere, Oswestry, Whitchurch, and Shrewsbury; such lectures to be delivered by able and orthodox divines. The residue of the said rents to be expended in gowns or clothes for the poor people of the said parishes. In 1825, the corporation sold two tenements, situated in the parish of St. Saviour, left by the same donor, for the sum of £1,685, which was laid out in the purchase of £2,146. 10s. three per cent. consols. Out of the income, amounting to £232. 7s. 10d. per annum, there has been appropriated for many years £10 per annum to the officiating ministers of Ellesmere, Oswestry, Whitchurch, and Shrewsbury; and the residue is expended in flannel, and distributed among the poor of the above-mentioned parishes.

Edward Donne, in 1668, bequeathed £200, and directed his executors to dispose of the same in the purchase of lands, and lay out the yearly proceeds in apprentice fees, upon poor children born in the parishes of St. Chad, St. Mary, St. Alkmund, and St. Julian. It appears the amount was invested in a rent charge of £10 per annum, arising from certain lands situated at Bulchey, Bryn-y-Koppall, and Wollaston. Dr. Gardiner took possession of this property under the will of his father, in 1801, and considerable arrears were allowed to accumulate in his hands. He, however, in March, 1801, offered to discharge the arrears by paying £60 a-year till the whole were liquidated, and to pay the amount of the rent charge in future to the corporation.

William Jones.—From an entry in one of the books of the Company of Drapers, in the town of Shrewsbury, under the date of March, 1653, we learn that William Jones conveyed the manor of Wigmore, in the parish of Westbury, upon trust, that there should yearly be paid out of the said premises £11. 6s. 8d. to the master warden and assistants; £10 thereof to be yearly distributed among the most necessitous poor of the town of Salop, more especially those dwelling in the parishes of St. Mary and St. Alkmund. The residue, £1. 6s. 8d., to be paid to the Vicar of St. Alkmund, for reading morning prayers.

Widow Baugh bequeathed twenty marks per annum; one-third thereof for the better maintenance of the minister of St. Chad, and the other two parts to the relief of the poor of Shrewsbury. Certain lands in Preston Montford are charged with the payment of the twenty marks, or £13. 6s. 8d., one-third of which has been paid to the minister of St. Chad, and two-thirds thereof to the directors of the House of Industry for the united parishes of the town of Shrewsbury. [We conceive that the two-thirds of the annuity which has usually been paid to the directors of the House of Industry, in aid of the parish rates, ought to be discontinued; and the amount distributed among proper objects of charity in the town of Shrewsbury, according to the intentions of the donor.]

John Allatt, by will, bearing date 7th April, 1792, after bequeathing certain legacies directed all his personal estate, not specifically disposed of, to be held in trust, to apply such sums as the trustees should think proper in the erection of a school house and residences for the teachers; and the residue to be invested in government stock, to be applied in support of the school. By a codicil to his will, dated October 31st, 1796, he directed £1,600 to be invested in the three per cent. consols, the dividends thereof to be expended in the purchase of gowns for poor widows, poor single women not less than the age of 40 years, and coats for poor men of the age of 50 years and upwards. The testator died in 1796, and the school buildings were erected in 1800, at an expense of upwards of £1,500. In addition to the sum laid out in erecting the school premises, £4,497. 4s. was laid out in the purchase of three per cent. consols, and also the sum of £1,600 left for the purpose of providing clothing for the poor. With the former, £8,743 stock was purchased; and with the latter, £3,257. Subsequent purchases have been made with the surplus of the income; and a legacy of £45 left for the same use, by the will of Sarah Mason, in 1809. There is, therefore, now a capital of £14,000, of which the dividends of £10,800 are appropriated as the educational fund, and £3,400 as the clothing fund.

Sarah Darley, by will, 29th January, 1821, bequeathed £100 upon trust, and directed the yearly produce should be applied in the purchase of four tons of coals, for the use and benefit of all the prisoners who might be confined in the county gaol of Shrewsbury; and that the residue should be applied in aid of the prison charity. And she further bequeathed £500, to be placed out at interest by her executors, and the interest applied in releasing one or more debtor or debtors who should be confined in the gaol of Shrewsbury, but who, through misfortune, is forced into confinement; and that particular regard should he paid to those whose families should be suffering from their confinement.

Esther Jones, by will, dated 2nd July, 1823, bequeathed to the treasurer for the time being of the county of Salop, £300 three per cent. consols, upon trust, to apply the dividends towards the relief of the industrious poor prisoners, who should, from time to time, be confined in Salop gaol.

Upon a table, containing the benefactions to poor prisoners, it is stated that Isaac Hawkins, Esq., bequeathed £100, in 1803; Rowland Hunt, Esq., in 1810, gave £25; and that Mrs. Knight gave £25. In respect of Hawkins’ gift, there is a sum of £189. 11s. 6d. three per cent. consols, the dividends of which amount to £5. 13s. 8d.; and in respect of the two latter benefactions, the sum of £75. 3s. 9d., three per cent. consols, producing £2. 5s. yearly. The amount of these subscriptions is paid over to the treasurer of the prison charities, and is added to subscriptions raised for the purpose of enabling debtors to gain a livelihood while in confinement, to reward them for good behaviour, and to furnish them with implements on quitting prison to support themselves and their families; and also to encourage industry and good behaviour in criminal prisoners, and to furnish them with the means of returning home. The subscriptions usually amount to upwards of £70 per annum, and the whole is applied under the direction of the visiting magistrates.

Samuel Shuker, by will, 18th June, 1821, gave to John Edwards, Esq., £1,200, upon trust, to purchase therewith a government annuity, determinable on the death of Mary Watkins; and if she should marry, or dispose of the said annuity, the proceeds should thenceforth be applied for the benefit of the Infirmary of Shrewsbury. The testator also devised to another person a copyhold messuage and premises in Twickenham for her life. And upon her marrying, or disposing of her life interest, he directed his trustees to sell the same, and stand possessed of the monies arising from the sale thereof, for the benefit of the said Infirmary.

PARISH OF ST. ALKMUND.

Charities.—Robert Owen, by will, bearing date 14th March, 1603, gave £40, and directed the interest to be distributed to the poor; William Williams, and Sarah Street, each gave £5 for the same purpose; George Lyndon, in 1706, bequeathed £50 for the benefit of the poor; Esther Hill gave £5; Honour Dryden, in 1715, gave £20; Edward Donne directed the interest of £20 to be given among poor housekeepers receiving no alms; Elizabeth Hanmer gave £20, the yearly proceeds to be expended in bread for the poor; Lucy Minors, in 1692, gave £10, the interest to be distributed in bread among the poor of the parish, on St. Luke’s day, yearly; Thomas Jones, Esq., gave to the parish of St. Alkmund £50, out of the yearly proceeds the clerk of the parish to have 10s. yearly for his care in looking after the testator’s tomb in the church, and the residue to be distributed among the poor parishioners; Thomas Lloyd, in 1721, bequeathed £20 to the minister and churchwardens of St. Alkmund, on trust, to place the same out at interest, and to pay 10s. yearly to the minister for preaching a sermon in the parish church on the 1st of November, yearly; 9d. to the sexton and clerk for officiating on that day, and the remainder to be distributed in twopenny loaves immediately after the sermon on the 1st of November. Of the several legacies above-mentioned amounting to £245, it appears that certain lands were purchased in Meole Brace and Coton, with part of the money, and the residue invested in the purchase of £175 three per cent. consols. The stock was subsequently sold, and there is now a sum of £200 secured on bond, the interest of which £10 per annum, and the yearly sum of £5. 5s., to which is added £2 10s., arising from the charity of Jane Brooks; with these sums bread is purchased, and sixty-three penny loaves are given away on the Sunday after St. Thomas’s day, and on every succeeding Sunday till the whole is exhausted. The rents of the land above-mentioned, amounting to £35 per annum, are given away every St. Thomas’s day, among the most necessitous poor of the parish, in sums varying from 3s. to 12s., a preference being given to those not receiving parish relief.

Sarah Brook, in 1760, left a rent charge of £5 per annum, issuing out of certain lands in Uffington, the amount to be paid to the churchwardens and overseers of the parish of St. Alkmund, and St. Julian, in Shrewsbury, to each parish 50s., to be by them respectively laid out in twopenny loaves, and given among poor, old, and decayed people of honest life.

Ann Parry gave to the churchwardens and overseers of the parish of St. Alkmund £20 to be placed out at interest, and the proceeds to be paid to four widows of the said parish yearly at Christmas. Francis Wingfield, in 1813 bequeathed £20, the interest to be distributed to poor persons of the parish on St. Thomas’s day yearly. These two legacies are held by the churchwardens, for which £2 yearly is paid as interest; the churchwardens and overseers distribute the interest according to the donors’ intentions.

Josina Pemberton, by a codicil to her will, bearing date 17th September, 1817, desired that her sister would pay yearly, during her life, the sum of two guineas, to the churchwardens for the time being of each of the parishes of St. Mary, St. Julian, and St. Alkmund, to be by them respectively laid out in coals, and distributed among the poor of the respective parishes, and she requested that her nephew, Robert N. Pemberton, would continue the annual payment during his life. The amount is laid out in coal, and distributed among thirty poor housekeepers on new year’s day.

PARISH OF ST. CHAD.

Charities.—Millington’s Hospital.—James Millington, by his will, bearing date 8th February, 1734, devised the greater part of his ample fortune for the erection and endowment of an hospital and free school. The hospital is pleasantly situated upon elevated ground in Frankwell, and consists of a handsome pedimented front with a stone portico; the central portion comprises the chapel and school room, and the houses of the master and mistress, and in the wings on each side are the apartments of the hospitallers. The property purchased by the trustees in 1753 and 1794 is wholly situated in the parish of Llanvair Waterdine, in the county of Salop, and in the parish of Beguildy, in the county of Radnor, except an estate of 15a. 0r. 9p., situate in the parish of Kinnerley. The entire property comprises 2,429a. 2r. 9p. of land, and produces a yearly income of £1227. The hospital consists of twelve in-hospitallers and ten out-hospitallers. These persons are appointed by the trustees as vacancies occur. They are required to be parishioners of St. Chad, and inhabitants of that part of the parish called Frankwell. No persons are selected except poor decayed housekeepers, and the preference has usually been given to females. Each of the in-hospitallers has a dwelling house in the hospital, consisting of a room above and another below, with a small garden, and other conveniences. The four senior of the out-hospitallers are allowed to occupy four sets of apartments over the schools, and they generally succeed as vacancies occur to the situation of in-hospitallers. Each of the inmates receives £10 10s. a year by quarterly payments, and three tons of coals, and a sixpenny loaf every Wednesday and Saturday. They are also supplied with a certain quantity of clothing. The out-hospitallers receive £4 per annum, and each has a like allowance of bread and clothing. A clergyman of the church of England is paid a salary of £50 a year as chaplain. He attends at the hospital every school day and reads prayers to the scholars and in-hospitallers, and the first Thursday in every month catechises the children. The minister in addition to his yearly stipend receives one guinea for preaching a sermon on the 12th of August. In the schools twenty-five boys and twenty-five girls are instructed. The schoolmaster receives £50 a year, and the mistress of the girls’ school £42 per annum, and each of them has an allowance of coal. The scholars are the children of parishioners of St. Chad’s, living in Frankwell, and are appointed by the trustees. They are admitted between six and nine years of age, and are allowed to remain till they are fourteen. During their stay in the school they are completely clothed and supplied with books and stationery; and when they are of sufficient age, the boys are bound out to trades, and the girls placed out in service. A premium of £10 is allowed with each apprentice, and £5 is paid to them when they have completed their time. The girls are allowed £3 when going out to service, and a like sum as a reward for good behaviour afterwards. There is a good garden for the schoolmaster and mistress, and a plot of garden ground for each of the twelve hospitallers, which they generally let for their own benefit, being worth about £2 per annum.

St. Chad’s Almshouses, situated on the east side of old St. Chad’s church yard, consist of eleven miserable tenements, containing one room each. They are extremely dilapidated, there being no fund for keeping them in repair. It is stated that they were founded in 1409, by one Bennet Tupton, a common brewer, and that there were formerly thirteen tenements, but that two fell down. They were endowed in 1640, by David Ireland, with a rent charge of £4 per annum, issuing out of land in Lythwood, and a further rent charge of £3. 18s., the gift of the widow of Mr. Ireland, which is also payable out of land in the same place. There is also a yearly sum of £1 6s., payable out of a piece of land in Sutton Lane, left by Robert Owen, and a small payment of 2s. 2d. yearly, made by the Mercers’ company. These several sums amounting in the whole to £9. 6s. 2d. are distributed in equal proportions among the inmates. The Rev. Richard Scott, B.D., bequeathed £150 in 1848, and directed the interest to be expended in coals for the poor of St. Chad’s almshouses.

Richard Lleweylln, who was bailiff of Shrewsbury in 1637, devised certain lands in the township of Shelton, and directed the yearly income to be employed in binding out poor children apprentices born in the parish of St. Chad; the children of his kindred to be preferred. The property left by the testator produces an income of about £12. 12s. per annum.

Thomas Owen, one of the justices of the court of common pleas in 1598, devised to the bailiffs and commonalty of the town of Salop the yearly rent of his farm at Calcott, and directed that they should employ the profits thereof in giving assistance to poor decayed householders of the parish of St. Chad. This gift in after times merged into a rent charge of £20 per annum. The amount is now received by the chamberlain of the corporation, and distributed with the produce of the following charity.

Edward Owen, by will, dated 25th November, 1612, gave to the bailiff and burgesses of the town of Salop a rent charge of £10 per annum, issuing out of his lands in Kilgurgan, in the county of Montgomery, the same to be distributed among 200 of the poorest holders in the parish of St. Chad, wherein he was born. This sum of £10 is carried to one account with that of £20 derived from Thomas Owen’s charity, and £1 10s. from the gift of David Lloyd ap Rogers, and distributed on the first Thursday in the year to poor persons in the parish of St. Chad.

Thomas Edwards, in 1641, charged certain lands in the parish of Middle, with the payment of £12 per annum, 20s. thereof annually to be given to poor maidens at their marriage, £10 to be distributed among the poor of the town, and £2 to be paid to the curate of St. Chad.

Richard Winne, in 1679, gave £100 to the Haberdashery Company, London, on their giving a covenant to pay £5 yearly to the minister and churchwarden of the parish of St. Chad, for the benefit of the poor. This gift is distributed by the churchwardens among twenty poor widows.

Hester Farmer, by will, 1691, devised a parcel of land in Castle Foregate, and directed the rents to be paid successively to the several parishes of St. Chad, Guilsfield, Kinnerley, and Great Ness. The land produces £23 per annum, and once in four years the amount is distributed in small sums among the poor of St. Chad’s parish.

Elizabeth Williams, in 1712, charged certain lands at Llansianfraid, in the county of Montgomery, with the payment of 40s, yearly, to the minister of St. Chad, upon trust, to dispose of 20s. thereof yearly, for clothing two of the poorest boys in the parish of St. Chad, and the remaining 20s. in buying coats or gowns for three poor women.

Francis Swift, in 1717, bequeathed £100 to the churchwardens and overseers of the parish. This gift was laid out in the purchase of three tenements, in Shrewsbury, for a workhouse; together with £100 arising from the charity of Gabriel Rogers; £10 the charity of John Lloyd; £10 given for a distribution of bread, and £100 given to the parish officers for the general benefit of the inhabitants. This workhouse was sold about the year 1799, and out of the sale £220, the amount of the several sums given for charitable uses, with the further sum of £40, the gift of John Lloyd, was lent on the security of the Shrewsbury House of Industry, bearing interest at five per cent. In respect of Swift’s gift, £5 is given among poor persons in sums varying from 2s. 6d. to 5s. each.

Martha and Mary Harwood’s Charities.—There is an annual sum of upwards of £80 arising from an estate, at Faxley, and a dwelling house situated in Belmont, Shrewsbury, which is distributed among poor decayed housekeepers and aged widows, chiefly parishioners of St. Chad, excepting £5 per annum which is used as a clothing fund for poor widows. There were two houses in Belmont, devised by Mary Harwood in 1734; but they were subsequently converted into one.

Josena Pemberton, by a codicil to her will, dated 10th December, 1817, desired that her sister would pay yearly during her life the sum of five guineas, to be laid out in coals for the poor; and she further desired that her nephew, Rev. Robert N. Pemberton, would, within one month of her sister’s decease, lay out the sum of £100 in the names of the trustees, or some other safe security, and apply the annual income in purchasing coals for poor needy persons of the parish of St. Chad. When the Charity Commissioners published their report, Miss Pemberton and her nephew were both living, and the annual sum of £5. 5s. was paid to the churchwardens.

Easter Jones, in 1823, bequeathed to the minister and churchwardens of the parish of St. Chad £400 three per cent consols, in trust, to distribute the yearly dividends every Easter Monday, in proportions of 10s. each, to twenty-four poor women of the said parish.

Mary Jukes, by will, in 1700, devised certain premises on Claremont Hill, and directed the yearly income to be appropriated to charitable uses. The property consists of four houses, producing a yearly rental of £46; out of which 10s. is paid to the vicar for an annual sermon, one moiety paid in apprentice fees, and the residue distributed among the poor.

Edward Tomkis, by will bearing date 24th January, 1771, bequeathed £400 upon trust, that the interest should be annually spent in buying twelve blue coats for men, and twelve gowns and petticoats of the same colour for an equal number of women. In respect of this Charity, there is a sum of £717. 10s. three per cent. consols, the dividends of which amount to £21. 10s. 6d. The amount is expended in coats and gowns, except a yearly sum of £5 which has been given to the Vicar of Meole Brace for clothing poor boys, belonging to St. Chad’s, but resident in Meole Brace.

Hopton Estate Charity.—The following legacies were noticed on a table of benefactions put up in the Church in 1640, viz.:—Sarah Giles, £50; John Hill, £50; Henry Swinnerton, £50; Stephen Rogers, £50; Thomas Phillips, £10; John Cotton, £50; Hester Lloyd, £100; Thomas Cotton, £10; John Hall, £20; Richard Lloyd, £10. These several sums may have formed the purchase money of the Hopton estate, as it is stated it was purchased with the proper money of the poor of the parish of St. Chad; but it does not state the source from whence the money was obtained. The estate consists of 83a. 1r. 37p. of land, with farm house and out-buildings, the whole of which was let on lease in 1748, for 99 years, at a yearly rental of £15. The farm is valued at upwards of £100 a-year. Of the rent one moiety has been paid in aid of the National Schools, and the other to the general fund of the poor.

Astley Estate Charities.—The estate at Astley consists of a farm house with outbuildings and lands, containing together 120a. 3r. 27p., let at a yearly rental of £100. The following legacies are mentioned in a book containing an account of the Charities of the parish, as having been laid out on the estate. Benjamin Muckleston gave £40, the interest to be expended in coats for poor boys; Susanah Loxon £200, for a weekly distribution of bread; Elias Evans, £20; William Peers, £20; and Elizabeth Hamer, £20, also for a distribution of bread. Thomas Bright, in 1730, gave £20 per annum, payable to the minister of Astley, for preaching every Lord’s day throughout the year. There is a sum of £260, the produce of the sale of timber cut on the Astley estate in 1804, which is secured on the Shrewsbury House of Industry, and for which interest is paid at the rate of five per cent. Out of the rents and interest above mentioned, being £113 per annum, there is paid £20 to the chapelwardens of Astley; £3 for the repairs of the chapel; £3. 9s. 5d. for land tax and chief rent; £2 for purchasing four coats for poor boys, and the remainder is carried to the general charity account for a distribution of bread.

William Spurtson bequeathed £100 which was expended in the purchase of a rent charge of £6 per annum, issuing out of certain messuages in Burleton. The amount is carried to the general charity account hereafter mentioned. Rowland Newett bequeathed £10; John Lloyd, £10; Richard Mather, £20; John Dodd, £20, for a distribution of bread—and a further sum of £10, given by an unknown donor, with the above is carried to the general charity account. There is also a sum of £200 secured on the Church of St. Chad, which was lent from an accumulation of charity money. The surplus of the produce of the several charities before mentioned, not specifically applied, is carried to one general account, and disposed of chiefly in bread. There is also, occasionally, a sum of money distributed by the churchwardens.

Nathaniel Tench, in 1674, conveyed the lands and tithes of the farm and grange of Crow Meole, in trust, to pay the yearly proceeds to the minister of St. Chad’s, on condition that he preached an anniversary sermon on the 6th of June, yearly, being the birth-day of the said N. Tench; and in case the minister should refuse or neglect to preach the said sermon, or should not reside, or not personally officiate in the said parish, then the rents and profits thereof should be distributed among the poor of St. Chad’s parish. The value is about £160 per annum.

Lost Charities.—Eleanor Griffith gave £40; John Atkins, £20; Thomas Clemson, £10; Elizabeth Forster, £30; Mary Bowdewin, £20; and Mrs. Pigott, £20. Up to the year 1747, the interest of the several benefactions above mentioned was paid out of the churchwardens’ account. Subsequent to the year 1747, a considerable sum was for many years disposed of annually in bread, but it does not appear from what benefactions such bread was provided; and from this period there is no distinct trace of the several gifts above mentioned. Mary Pelton left £2. 10s., yearly, and Hester Lloyd bequeathed £100; it appears that formerly apprentice fees were paid from the interest of this money, the last was in the year 1755. There is now no evidence to shew how the capital has been appropriated.

John Evans, in 1844, bequeathed £150, in trust, to the minister and churchwardens of St. Chad’s, and directed the interest to be distributed among poor persons, not receiving parochial relief.

The Rev. Richard Scott, B.D., in 1848, bequeathed £300, in trust, to the minister of St. Chad’s, to apply the interest yearly, in purchasing coals for the necessitous poor of the parish.

PARISH OF HOLY CROSS.

Charities.—St. Giles’ Hospital, situated near St. Giles’ Church, was originally established for the reception of persons afflicted with leprosy. Henry II., for the support of the hospitallers, granted 30s. yearly out of the rent of the county of Salop, and a handful of two hands of every sack of corn, and a handful of one hand of every sack of flour exposed for sale in Shrewsbury market. Henry III., in 1232, gave a horse load of wood, daily, from his wood of Lythwood. The right of nominating the inmates of the hospital is exercised by the Earl of Tankerville, and the following payments are made to them by one of his lordship’s agents:—To each of the four inmates, 1s. 6d. per week; 3s. at midsummer for coals; and 12s. 6d. at Christmas for a garment

Peter Langley, in 1650, gave £200 for charitable uses, and John and Jonathan Langley bequeathed £100 for the same purpose. These gifts were laid out in the purchase of lands and premises in Castle Foregate, which produced an income of £82 per annum at the time the Charity Commissioners published their report. The amount is distributed in sums, varying from 2s. to 10s., among the most aged and needy parishioners.

Mathusalem Jones charged an estate at Underdale with the payment of so much money, as should furnish five coats for men and five garments for women, to be given to ten paupers every 5th of November.

Elizabeth Prynce, in 1711, bequeathed £100, and directed the same to be laid out in lands or hereditaments, the yearly produce thereof to be distributed among the poorest inhabitants of the parish. There are no deeds in the parish relating to the laying out of this bequest; but the property supposed to have been purchased therewith consists of four cottages in the Abbey Foregate, producing a yearly rental of £4. 10s. each.

Thomas Doughty bequeathed £50, the interest thereof to be laid out in bread. This bequest, and five others, amounting in the whole to £85, were probably carried to the church account, as the interest, £3. 18s., has been considered as a charge upon the estate held by the parish. The amount is expended in bread, which is given away every Sunday.

Thomas Jenkins, Esq., in 1730, directed that six poor people, parishioners of Holy Cross, should be clothed once in every year. Three poor men and three poor women are supplied with coats and gowns at the expense of R. Jenkins, Esq., of Bicton.

Thomas Talbot Gorsuch, by a codicil to his will, bearing date 4th June, 1819, gave to the vicar and churchwardens of the parish of Holy Cross and St. Giles, £300 three per cent. reduced annuities, upon trust, to distribute the interest to such poor persons of the said parish as should be most regular in attendance at divine service in the parish there, and be the most deserving objects of charity. Not less than ten shillings to be given to each poor person.

There is an entry in the old churchwardens’ book, under the date of 1634, reciting that divers lands and messuages had been formerly given to the repair of the churches of Holy Cross and St. Giles, and so decreed by commission of charitable uses, James II. The amount of these rents, £127. 4s. 10d., with such payments as are received for opening graves and for pew rents, the two latter amounting to about £20 per annum, supply the place of a church rate, and are sufficient for the repairs and ornaments of the two churches in this parish.

ST. MARY’S PARISH.

Charities.—St. Mary’s Almshouses were founded by the Company of Drapers, at a very early period, and are usually called the Drapers’ Almshouses. They appear to have been remodelled in 1461, during the wardenship of Degory Watur, a draper of Shrewsbury, who devoted a portion of his substance towards their endowment. This beneficent man is said to have “dwellyd in the almeshouse hall amongst the poor,” and when deprived of sight, and bowed with the weight of ninety-six years, he daily accompanied the participators of his bounty to the “church of our lady,” where he “wold kneele amongst them in a fayre longe pewe made for them and hym selfe.” In his will, dated 28th July, 1477, he devised certain lands to the wardens of the Drapers’ Company, to “sufficientlie susteyne poore people in St. Mary Allmeshouse.” Other charitable individuals have made subsequent additions to the endowment, which are under the management of the Drapers’ Company. The old almshouses stood on the west side of St. Mary’s church-yard, and having become much dilapidated, were taken down in 1825, when the stun of £476. 16s. was awarded to the Company of Drapers, as a compensation for the site and materials for the purpose of improving the town. The company then purchased a piece of ground on the opposite side of the street, for £750, and they have since built sixteen tenements, at an expense of about £2,000. The inmates receive about £6 per annum, and are appointed by the Drapers’ Company from amongst the poor parishioners of St. Mary’s.

Elizabeth Lord, in 1696, bequeathed £100, and directed the profits to be employed in clothing ten poor persons. This sum is in the hands of the corporation, and £5 annually is paid as the interest thereof, which is laid out in warm clothing for poor women.

Sarah Bolles, in 1747, bequeathed £100, the yearly income to be given to eight poor housekeepers. On account of this charity there is £132. 0s. 2d. new four per cents. standing in the names of certain trustees, who receive the dividends, amounting to £5. 5s. 6d.

Ann Parry, in 1755, gave £60, being a benefaction intended by her sister, Mary Tench, deceased, the interest to be given to eight poor housekeepers, not burthensome to the parish; and in 1776 bequeathed £20, the interest to be given annually to four poor widows. These two sums were laid out in the year 1790 in pewing the church, and since that period £4 has been annually paid out of the church rate.

Elizabeth Price, in 1780, bequeathed £50, the interest to be given in bread to the poor of the parish. This money is lent to the guardians of the house of industry.

Edward Lloyd, in 1789, left £190, the interest to be given to ten poor housekeepers. This sum is secured by a bond given in pursuance of an act of parliament passed for the rebuilding of the church of St. Chads, and £4 10s. is paid annually as the interest thereof.

Richard Lister, in 1793, bequeathed £100, and directed the interest to be laid out in bread and given to the poor after divine service every Sunday morning. In respect of this gift there is the sum of £154 14s. 10d. three per cent consols, producing annually dividends to the amount of £4. 12s. 8d.

Pemberton’s Charity. The particulars of this charity will be found amongst those for the parish of St. Alkmund. The sum of £2. 2s. is expended annually in coal, and distributed amongst poor housekeepers.

Lost Charities. In the parliamentary returns of 1786 there is mentioned a legacy left by Madam Honor Dryden, and several others, amounting in the whole to £180. This sum was in the hands of a person who became insolvent, and only £19 9s. was received from his estate. Nothing is now known even of this sum.

PARISH OF ST. JULIAN.

Charities.—Thomas Bowdler, in 1733, bequeathed £100, to be placed out at interest, the profit to be given away in twopenny loaves every Lord’s day. He also gave his executors the sum of £1000 upon trust, to lay out such part thereof as they should think fit, in purchasing or building a school-house and residence for the teachers, and the residue to be invested in land, the yearly profits thereof to be applied in maintaining a master and mistress to teach poor children born in the parish of St. Julian, and in clothing them and putting some of them out apprentices, or such useful occupation as the trustees should think proper. The property now vested in the trustees consists of an estate at Treffnant and Llanercrockwell, in the parish of Guilsfield, consisting of 168a. 3r. 22p. of land, with suitable house and outbuildings, producing a rental of £150 per annum. On the enclosure of commons in 1788 an allotment was made to the trustees, which was conveyed to Thomas Loxdale, Esq., for a term of 500 years, in consideration of which Mr. Loxdale paid the sum of £200 to the trustees; this amount was subsequently employed in the reparations of farm buildings, and other improvements on the school estate. The school is situated in Beeche’s lane, and twenty-five boys and an equal number of girls are clothed and educated from the funds of the charity.

Catherine Smith, in 1621, left a rent charge of £4 per annum, to be distributed among four poor widows of this parish. The amount is paid from the property of the corporation, and they appoint the poor widows.

Thomas Davies, in 1668, directed his trustees to raise the sum of £300, and dispose of the same in the purchase of a rent charge, to be disposed of as follows:—40s. to the minister of the parish for preaching four sermons, one on the 3rd September and the other three sermons quarterly; 20s. yearly among poor housekeepers; £4 to eight poor widows; £4 for maintaining two scholars at the university, and £4 to be paid in apprentice fees. In 1689 a rent charge of £12. 5s. was purchased with £250, but it does not appear how the remaining £50 was disposed of. The estate is situate at Sutton, from which the rent charge issues, and was the property of the late John Hiles.

Richard Williams, in 1576, left £50, and directed the interest to be distributed among poor householders of this parish on Christmas day. He also bequeathed the residue of his personal estate, after payment of his debts and legacies to the executors, to be held in trust, and to dispose of the yearly income in clothing poor men or women or in putting out apprentices. It appears that the produce of the testator’s residuary estate amounted to £266. 18s., and that £6. 18s. was distributed to the poor, and £260 was placed out at interest secured on bond given by the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses.

General Charities.—The sum of £308 17s. was expended in the purchase of an estate at Ellesmere, in 1726, which consists of 19a. 3r. 22p., producing a yearly rental of £45. Of the said purchase money £200 was the gift of Thomas Baker, in 1685; £30 the gift of Thomas Cotton, in 1683; £50 the bequest of Stephen Rogers; and £20 the gift of Richard Presland. The rent is received by the churchwardens, and carried to one account with the produce of several other charities, and disposed of in bread, and small sums of money, to deserving objects of charity.

The sum of £1. 6s. is received every alternate year from a farm in Willstone, which was bought subject to this payment, about forty years ago. This is known by the name of Diana Robert’s Charity, the like payment being made every alternate year to the parish of Cardington.

Brook’s Charity. The particulars of this charity will he found noticed with those of St. Alkmund. The yearly sum of £2. 10s. is received on account of this parish, and carried to the general charity account noticed above.

The Rev. Samuel Presland, by will, in 1750, as appears from an entry in the book of charities, gave £10 to be placed out by the overseers, and the interest to be distributed to the poor. In the same book it is stated that Thomas Presland gave £20, and directed the interest to be given among poor housekeepers. These two sums, with £50, the legacy of Richard Williams, are placed out on the security of the house of industry, and the interest carried to the general charity account.

Mary Griffith, in 1781, left £50 to the churchwardens and overseers, the interest to be distributed every Sunday in twopenny loaves. This sum is placed out on the security of the tolls of the Leighton turnpike road, and £2. 10s. annually received as the interest thereof.

The Rev. Philemon Hayes left to the minister of the parish 10s. for a lecture on Candlemas day, and the same sum to be distributed to poor people by the churchwardens. John Bryan by his will made an addition to Mr. Hayes’s gift of 10s. for the said sermon and 10s. to the poor. In respect of these charities the sum of £2 is charged upon land called the Tenter Field, near the Quarry, Shrewsbury.

Elizabeth Hanmer, in 1755, left £20, the interest to be distributed in bread; she also left a house on the stone bridge, the rent to be paid to the clerk of the parish. The stone bridge above-mentioned with the house thereon has since been taken down, and a sum of money was awarded to the clerk as compensation for it, with which sum, and the £20 left to be distributed in bread, another house was bought for him. The house is now let by the clerk, and he receives the rent and pays thereout 20s. yearly, as the interest of the legacy of £20.

Richard Breathen gave to the churchwardens and overseers the sum of £20, the interest to be given to the poor. This money was placed in the hands of a person who died insolvent, and after a lapse of some years his son repaid the principal, and in 1820 it was carried to the general charity account.

Josina Pemberton. The particulars of this charity will be found noticed with the charities of St. Alkmund parish. The yearly sum of £2. 2s. is divided among thirty poor housekeepers.

The average annual income of the Charities of Shrewsbury amounts to about £2,000, exclusive of the Loan Charities, which produce no income, being gifts of sums of money to be lent out for limited periods to young tradesmen and others, free of interest. The Loan Charities amount to £840. 8s. 4d. In 1837 the High Court of Chancery appointed certain trustees to administer the charities of which the Corporations of Shrewsbury were previously the trustees. The following is a list of the trustees:—The Right Hon. Lord Berwick, Sir F. Brian Hill, John Bather, Esq., Mr. R. Beacall, Peter Beck, Esq., Robert Burton, Esq., W. J. Clement, Esq., T. G. Gwyn, Esq., J. Hazledine, Esq., Rev. C. Leicester, Rev. W. G. Rowland, A. Spearman, Esq., W. R. Ward, Esq., R.N., John Wingfield, Esq., Mr. John Woodward, William Butler Lloyd, Esq., John Whitehurst, Esq., Mr. Thomas Woodward, Mr. Richard Jeffreys Muckleston, and Mr. J. G. Brayne. Treasurer and Solicitor, William Cooper, Esq. Clerk and Secretary, Mr. William Poole, Scoltock-offices, Guild-hall and Corn-market Chambers.

The liberties of Shrewsbury were abolished by the municipal boundary act, and now form part of the county of Salop. The several parishes which they comprised are now returned in the Albrighton Division, in the Wem Division of North Bradford Hundred in the Condover Division, Condover Hundred, and in the Ford and Pontesbury Divisions, of Ford Hundred. The following are places included within the liberties of the borough, the residents of which are included in the Shrewsbury Directory:—

Alkmund St.—A parish partly returned in the Albrighton Division, and partly in Ford Division of the Ford Hundred. The parish, in 1841, contained 303 houses and 1641 inhabitants, of whom 1396 were included within the parliamentary borough. The rateable value of the parish is £9,041. 11s.

Chad St.—The parish of St. Chads is partly returned in the Albrighton Division, partly in Condover Hundred, and partly in the Ford Division, of the Ford Hundred. The entire parish, in 1841, contained 7625 inhabitants, of whom 4524 persons resided within the boundaries of the borough, exclusive of those residing in Frankwell. There were also 912 inhabited houses, 80 uninhabited, and 4 houses building.

Frankwell is a populous township in St. Chad’s parish, forming a suburb on the north-west side of Shrewsbury, from which it is approached by the Welsh bridge. In 1841 it was returned as containing 413 inhabited houses, 37 uninhabited and 2 building, with a population of 1895 souls, of whom 902 were males and 993 females.

Holy Cross and St. Giles forms the eastern suburb to the town of Shrewsbury, and contains the township of Abbey Foregate and part of Coleham. Abbey Foregate stretches from the English bridge to Lord Hill’s column, upwards of a mile in length; the street is wide and for some distance planted on each side with trees; it contains many genteel residences, and is by far the handsomest approach to the town. In 1841 the township was returned as containing 358 inhabited houses, 22 uninhabited, and 14 building, and 1638 inhabitants—of whom 701 were males and 937 females. That part of Coleham, returned as in the parish of Holy Cross and St. Giles, contained 30 houses and 104 souls.

St. Julian’s parish is partly in the Condover Hundred and partly in the Ford Division of the Ford Hundred. The entire parish, in 1841, contained 3252 inhabitants, of whom 2902 were in the limits of the borough of Shrewsbury, of the latter number 986 persons were resident in Coleham. In 1841 there were 387 inhabited houses and 22 uninhabited. Rateable value of the parish £12,890.

Coleham is a township, partly in St. Julian’s parish and partly in that of Holy Cross and St. Giles; in 1840 there were 332 houses and 1090 souls—of whom 986 were in the parish of St. Julian and 104 in the parish of Holy Cross and St. Giles. Coleham lies on the south bank of the river Severn and forms the southern suburb to the town of Shrewsbury. Here the manufacture of cotton goods was formerly carried on to some extent; the factories are now unoccupied. The houses are for the most part small, and occupied as cottage residences. A neat church has been built here which is noticed at a preceding page.

St. Mary’s parish is partly in the Albrighton Division, and, in 1841, contained a population of 6684 souls—of whom 6684 were returned as in the borough of Shrewsbury. The return includes the Castle, extra-parochial, containing 7 persons; 168 in the County Gaol, 186 in the County Infirmary, 94 in the Shrewsbury Free Grammar School, and 35 persons in boats. At the same period there were 1048 inhabited houses, 112 uninhabited, and 2 building.

Meol Brace parish is chiefly in the Condover Hundred, the entire parish contained, in 1841, 1195 inhabitants—of whom 361 persons were returned as in the liberty of the borough of Shrewsbury.

A LIST OF STREETS, COURTS, GATES, ROWS, PLACES, SQUARES, &c., IN THE TOWN OF SHREWSBURY.

Abbey foregate, English bdge

Abbey terrace, Abbey foregate

Ann’s hill, St. Michael’s st

Backlane, Belmont

Barker street, Shoplatch

Barrack passage, Wyle cop

Baschurch road, Coton hill

Beckbury terrace, London rd

Beeches lane, Wyle cop

Belmont, Milk-street

Belmont bank, Belmont

Bellevue, Meol road

Benbow terrace, Chester st

Benbow place, Benbow ter

Bridge court, Wyle cop

Bridge street, Barker street

Butter market, Pride hill

Butcher’s row, Pride hill

Cadogan row, The mount

Canal buildings, Spring fields

Canal wharf, Castle foregate

Cardan place, Castle fields

Castle fields, Castle foregate

Castle gates, Castle street

Castle gates lane, Castle gates

Castle street, Pride hill

Chester street, Castle gates

Church st., St. Alkmund sq

Circus yard, Bridge street

Claremont bank, The priory

Claremont blds, Claremont bk

Claremont ct., St. Austin’s

Claremont-hill, Barker-st

Claremont street, Mardol

Coffee house pas., Corn mar

Coleham, English bridge

Column ter., Abbey foregate

College hill ct., College hill

College hill, Swan hill

Copthorne crescent, Copthorne road

Corn market, Market square

Council house ct., Castle st

Coton hill, Chester street

Coton terrace, Coton hill

Crescent, Belmont

Crescent fields, Water lane

Cross hill, St. John’s hill

Cross street, Castle foregate

Dana, Castle gates

Derfold court, St. Michael st

Ditherington, Old heath

Dog pole st., St. Mary street

Double btchrs’ rw., Pride hill

English bridge, Foot of Wyle Cop

Fish street, High street

Frankwell, Welsh bridge

Gashouse ln., Castle foregate

Golden cross pas., High st

Gullett passage, Corn market

Hazledine’s blds., Coleham

High-street, Market square

Hill’s lane, Mardol

Holywell terrace, Abbey fore

Howard St., Castle foregate

Islington, Abbey foregate

John’s row, St. Michael’s st

Judith’s Butts, nr race course

London rd., Abbey foregate

Mardol head, High street

Mardol, Shoplatch

Marine terrace, Wyle cop

Market street, Corn market

Market square, High street

Meadow pl., Castle gates ln

Meol road, Coleham

Milk street, High street

Monk’s well ter., Abbey fore

Mount fields, Frankwell

Mount pleasant, Old heath

Nackin street, Bridge street

Old heath, St. Michael’s st

Pound close, Coleham

Pride hill, High street

Priory street, Austin’s friars

Princess street, Corn market

Quarry place, St. John’s hill

Quarry terrace, St. John’s hill

Quarry view buildings, New St. Frankwell

Railway station, Castle foregte

Raven road, Mardol

Reabrook place, Coleham

Reabrook view, Abbey foregte

Roushill bank, Pride hill

School court, Castle street

School lane, Coleham

Severn place, Mardol

Shoplatch, Mardol head

Smithfield market, Mardol

Spring gardens, Castle foregte

Spring terrace, Meol road

Stamp office, Market square

St. Alkmund’s sq., Dog pole

St. Alkmund’s place, St Alkmund’s square

St. Austin’s ct., St. Austin’s priory

St. Austin’s priory, St. Austin’s street

St. Austin’s st., Barker st

St. George’s place, Frankwell

St. John’s blds., Shoplatch

St. John’s court, Tower pl

St. John’s hill, Shoplatch

St. John’s row, St. John’s hill

St. Julian’s friars, Wyle cop

St. Mary’s court, Dogpole

St. Mary’s pl., St. Mary’s st

St. Michael’s gardens, St. Michael’s street

St. Michael’s st., Castle foregt

Sutton road, Coleham

Swan hill, Market street

Swan hill court, Swan hill

Theatre blds., Shoplatch

The mount, Frankwell

Tower place, Belmont

Trinity terrace, Meol road

Water lane, Windsor place

Welsh bridge, Mardol

Whitehall place, Abbey foregt

Whitehall st., Abbey foregate

Whitehall ter., Abbey foregte

Windsor place, Castle street

Wyle cop, High street

POST OFFICE, CORN MARKET. MR. JOHN WILLIAM TOWERS, POST MASTER.

Letters from London, Birmingham, and the midland counties, Wolverhampton, Shiffnal, Wellington, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Bilston, Bristol, the south and west of England, Liverpool, Manchester, and the north of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man, arrive at 3 a.m. and 4 p.m., and are despatched 6 a.m. and 9.51 p.m.

Letters from Aberystwith, Newtown, Welshpool, Llanidloes, Westbury Ford, Alberbury, Chirbury, and Montgomery, arrive at 9.1 p.m., and are despatched at 4.1 a.m.

Letters from Bishop’s Castle, Pontesbury, Minsterley, Whitchurch, Ellesmere, Wem, &c., arrive at 8 30 p.m. and are despatched at 4 45 a.m.

Letters from Church Stretton, Dorrington, Ludlow, Munslow, and Wistanston, arrive at 8 30 a.m. and are despatched at 4 30 p.m.

Letters from Oswestry, Nesscliff, West Felton, and Montford bridge, arrive at 8 40 p.m. and are despatched at 4 35 a.m.

Letters from Acton Burnell, Ruyton, Baschurch, Shawbury, Middle, Wroxeter, and the adjacent district, arrive by foot posts at 7 30 a.m., and are despatched at 5 30 p.m.

Receiving Houses at Frankwell, Castle Foregate, Abbey Foregate, and Coleham, for the reception of stamped letters only.

Money Orders granted and paid from 10 a.m. until 4 30 p.m.

Town Delivery, by letter carriers, at 7 a.m. and 4 30 p.m.

SHREWSBURY ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY OF NAMES, TRADES, PROFESSIONS, AND RESIDENCES.

Adams William Henry, professor of music, College hill

Alcock John, beerhouse keeper, Frankwell

Allcock Thos. & Sons, tailors, Claremont st.

Allart George, tailor, Frankwell

Allen and Benson, druggists, Wyle Cop

Allen Mary, vict. Bird in Hand, Coton hill

Allen Sarah, shopkeeper, Coton hill

Allnatt Charles Blake, Esq., barrister-at-law, the Crescent

Alltree Ann & Amelia, milliners, Windsor place

Alltree Jemima and Henry, ironmongers, bell hangers, gas fitters, stovegrate manufacturers, and zinc and tin plate workers, Corn market

Ambler Misses Emma and Mary Castle st

Amphlett James, newspaper editor, Mardol

Andrew Jas, travelling tea dealer, Wyle cop

Andrew John, travelling tea dealer, Wyle cop

Andrew Robt., travelling tea dealer, Coleham

Andrew Wm., travelling tea dealer, Wyle cop

Antlett Jas., beerhouse keeper, Spring gardens

Arblaster Charles Jas., chemist and druggist, Castle street

Armstrong John, tailor, Coleham

Armstrong Wm., tailor & woln. draper, High st

Arrowsmith John Y., surgeon, Swan hill court

Arrowsmith Louisa Ann, boarding school, Belmont

Arrowsmith Mary Elizabeth, boarding school, College hill Court

Arrowsmith & Stephens, surgs., College hill

Arthur Richard, shopkeeper, Princess st.

Arthur Wm., travelling tea dealer, Wyle cop

Ash Mr. Richard, Whitehall place

Ashley Geo. beerhouse keeper, Barrck. passage

Asterly Samuel, grocer, tallow chandler, and seed and hop merchant, Frankwell

Astley Rev. Richard (Presbyn.) Claremont hill

Atcherly John, gentleman, Summer house, the Mount.

Atcherly the Misses, College hill

Atkin Henry, agent to Allsop & Co., (Burton ales,) Golden cross passage

Atkin Joseph, accountant, Column villa

Atkinson William, supervisor of inland revenue, Sutton lane

Attfield George, clerk inland revenue office, Barker street

Badger John, shoemaker, Marine terrace

Badger Joseph, beerhouse keeper, Kingsland

Badger Samuel, beerhouse and shopkeeper, Coleham

Badger Thos. vestry clerk & assistant overseer of St. Alkmund’s, St. Alkmund’s place

Bagley John, herbalist, Theatre buildings

Bagley Thomas, school master, St. John’s rd.

Bagnell John, grocer and tea dealer, Pride hill

Barker Mr. John, Monk’s well terrace

Baker Wm., silversmith, jeweller and cutler, Corn market

Ball Mrs. Mary Ann, Chester street

Ballham James, baker, Coleham

Ball William, brush manufacturer, Wyle Cop

Barcley Wm. Jas., grocer, tea dealer, hop merchant, and agent for Guiness’s Dublin porter, 1, High street

Barnaby Isabel, milliner and bonnet maker, Market square

Barnaby Wm. W., law stationer, Market sq.

Barnett Emma, dress maker, Frankwell

Barnett George Shuttleworth, silversmith and jeweller, Market street

Barron Mrs. Ann, Swan hill court

Barron Anthony, linen draper and silk mercer, Pride hill

Barton Thos., tailor and beerhouse keeper, Bellevue

Bates Ann, shopkeeper, Castle Foregate

Bates Richard, butcher, Chester street

Bates Richard, jun., butcher, Shoplatch

Bather, Mrs. Elizabeth, The Abbey

Bather Wm., boot and shoemaker, Coton hill

Batho John, vict., Robin Hood, St. Michael st

Batho Thos., vict., Old Anchor, Frankwell

Baxter Mary, green grocer, Gullett passage

Bayley, Misses Ann and Mary, Quarry terrace

Bayley Edward, baker, Castle Foregate

Bayley Wm., gentleman, Claremont buildings

Baylis James, civil engineer, Claremont bank

Baylis James, nail maker, New street

Bazeley John, linen draper, silk mercer, and milliner, High street and Pride hill

Beacall Ann and Eliza, booksellers and stationers, Mardol head

Beacall Henry, currier and leather cutter, Castle street

Beacall Misses Mary and Eliz., Castle street

Beacall Rd., ironmonger & nail manr., Mardol

Beacall Sarah, currier and leather cutter, Castle street

Beck, Mrs. Margaret Susannah, Benbow ter.

Beck, Peter and William, wine and spirit mer., Claremont st., residence St. John’s h.

Beddoes Jn., skinner & wool stap., Frankwell

Beddow Richard, hair dresser, Barker street

Beetlestone Geo., boarding school, Hills lane

Bell Misses, mill, & dress makers, Wyle Cop

Bentley Thos. Amand, professor of languages, Castle street

Betton Nathaniel, Esq., Abbey Foregate

Betton William, shoe maker, Frankwell

Bevan Henry, accountant and law stationer, Abbey Foregate

Bickerton Richard, corn merch., Severn place

Bickley Thomas, hair dresser, Castle Forgate

Birch Benj., architect, surveyor, and builder, Castle gate, residence Upper Green Fields

Birch James, blacksmith and victualler, Buck’s Head, Frankwell

Birch John, stone mason, Coleham

Birch Jh., arch., surveyor & builder, Castleg.

Birch Thomas, painter and glazier, Belmont

Bishop John, cabinet maker, Wyle Cop

Blake Lieut. Edward and John, Bellevue

Blair Wm. H., wheelwright, Welsh Bridge

Blair Chas., boot & shoe m., Abbey Foregate

Blakemore Robert Baugh, confectioner and baker, Mardol

Blakeway Richard and William, corn millers and dealers, Castle Foregate

Blanchard Joseph, cabinet maker, Frankwell

Blent Charles, chair maker, St. John’s build.

Blockley William, timber merchant, Longden Coleham

Blount Chas., actuary, Savings Bk., College h.

Blount Chas., shoe maker, Claremont hill

Blount Mary, dress maker, Princess street

Blount Walter, tailor, Princess street

Blower John, cabinet maker, upholsterer, and general furnishing warehouse, Pride hill

Blower Tim., corn and cheese fac., Wyle Cop

Blower, Thos. Jh., prov. & corn deal., Coleham

Bloxham Henry, Esq., solicitor and high bailiff to County Court, St. Mary’s place

Blunt Henry, chemist and druggist, Wyle Cop, residence Meol road

Blunt Thomas, chemist and druggist, Wyle Cop, residence Abbey Foregate

Blythe Mr., draper & silk mercer, Market sq.

Bodenham Thos., Esq., Column terrace

Bond John, bricklayer and beerhouse keeper, Claremont hill

Boodle John, brickmaker, Coleham

Boodle Mary, dress maker, Coleham

Botevyle Mr. Thomas, Hills lane

Bottwood, George, hair dresser, Castle street

Boucher Geo., musical repository, Castle st.

Boulton Samuel, shoe maker, Chester street

Bourlay Wm. V., dancing master, Castle st.

Bowen John, painter & glazier, St. Mary’s pl.

Bowen Mr. William, Judith’s Butts

Bowman Mrs. Catherine, Belmont Bank

Bowdler, Mrs. Ann, Dogpole

Bowdler and Barnett, silversmiths, jewellers and cutlers, market street

Bowdler Mrs. Jane, silversmith, Market st

Bowdler Thomas, hair dresser and perfumer, High street

Bowdler William, carpenter and victualler, Shrewsbury Arms, Church street

Boyce Thos., register for St. Chad’s district, Claremont street

Boycott Richard, baker, Spring gardens

Branscomb Fred. A., news agent, Church st.

Bratton James, surgeon, Claremont hill

Bratton Richard, cabinet maker, Wyle Cop

Bratton Richard, victualler, Dog and Partridge, St. Mary’s place

Brayne John Gregory, tanner and maltster, Abbey Foregate

Brayne William (executors of), braziers and tin plate workers, Mardol head

Brazier John, agent to Cowley and Co., general carriers, Castle Fields

Breeze Charles, veter. surgeon, Coton Hill

Breeze Edward, tailor, Frankwell

Breeze Henry, painter and glazier, Castle st.

Breeze James, blacksmith, Abbey Foregate

Breeze Richard, victualler, Anchor, Hills lane

Breeze Richard, tailor and clothes dealer, High street

Breeze Sarah, baker, Coton Hill

Brereton James, cabinet maker, Castle street

Brightwell William, boarding school, Belmont bank

Brighty Margt., vict., Nag’s Head, Wyle Cop

Broadbent Miss Jane, The Abbey

Bromfield Jacob, Spring Cottage, Meol road

Bromley Elizabeth, shopkeeper, Frankwell

Bromley John, grocer and tallow chandler, Wyle Cop

Bromley Joseph, butcher, Castle Foregate

Bromley Marg., butcher, Double Butchers’ row

Bromley Sml., butcher, Double Butchers’ row

Bromley, Wm., butcher, Double Butchers’ row

Broughall Jno., Esq., solicitor, St. John’s hill

Brown Ann, beerhouse keeper, Coleham

Brown Mrs. Catherine, Benbow place

Brown Mr. David, Claremont bank

Brown Edwin, carver and gilder, Wyle Cop

Brown Edward, cabinet maker, Mardol

Brown Jacob, butcher, Pride hill

Brown John, shopkeeper, Castle Foregate

Brown Philip, artist, Castle street

Brown Sarah, butcher, Pride hill

Brown Captain Valentine, White Hall terrace

Brown William, confectioner, Castle street

Brown Wm., painter & glaz., Abbey Foregate

Broxton Rd., chemist and druggist, Mardol

Bryan Henry, haberdasher, Princess street

Bryan William, dyer, Coton hill

Bryant Wm., boot and shoe maker, Mardol

Budgett Wm., grocer & tea dealer, Pride hill

Burbury, Rev. Wm., M.A., second master of Grammar School

Bull John, butcher, Pride hill

Bullock Saml., carpentr. & builder, Frankwell

Burd Edward, physician, Corn market

Burd, Timotheus and Son, land and estate agents, Abbey Foregate

Burnett Ann and Harriet, Swan hill court

Burr Brothers, lead merchants and manufacturers of white, red, and sheet lead, Wyle Cop

Burr Geo., lead mer, Wyle Cop r. Kingsland

Burr Thos. Wm., lead mer., &c., Wyle Cop, residence Kingsland

Burrey James, cabinet maker, upholsterer, auctioneer and appraiser, College hill

Burrey and White, cabinet maters and upholsterers, College hill and Pride hill

Burrows John, nail maker, Roushill bank

Burton Adam, victualler, Bear, Fish street

Burton Miss Anna, Abbey Foregate

Burton Miss Helen, Claremont buildings

Burton Rev. Rob. L., vicar of Holy Cross, Abbey Foregate

Butler Jane, hosier, Castle Foregate

Butler James, hairdresser & hosier, Coleham

Butler Thos., hosier & gen. dealer, Castle st.

Butler William, shoe maker, Castle Foregate

Buttriss Robt., maltster and victualler, Elephant and Castle, Mardol

Buttriss Richard, maltster, Frankwell

Bythell Thos., chemist & druggist, Pride hill

Cadwallader Ann, vict., Wagon and Horses, Pride Hill

Cadwallader John, bookseller, printer, and stationer, 3, High street

Cadwallader Wm., spirit vaults, Castle gates

Calcott John, boot and shoemak., 4, High st.

Canadine J., shopkeeper, Longden Coleham

Carden Robt., linen & woollen drap., Mardol

Carline John, architect and stone and marble mason, Abbey Foregate

Cartwright Ann, wine and spirit vaults, Theatre buildings

Cartwright Francis, market gardener, New street, Frankwell

Cartwright John, engineer and agricultural implt. maker, Castle Foreg., res. Castle st.

Caswell James, cheese factor, Mardol

Cavell Henry, shoe maker, School lane

Cawthron Wm., painter, plumber, glazier, and glass dealer, Frankwell

Charlton Charles W., solicitors’ clerk, Islington cottage

Chester George, tailor, Shoplatch

Chester Geo., boot & shoe mak., Shoplatch

Chidlow Wm., boot & shoemak., Castle Fds.

Chipp Mr. Samuel, Trinity terrace

Cholton Samuel, butcher, Coleham

Chune Geo. & Jph., timber mer., Chester st.

Clarke Chas. Thos. Hughes, surg., Chester st.

Clarke Gavin, sheriff’s officer, Crescent Fields

Clarke John, gentleman, Town Walls House

Clark Rd., registrar of marriages and agent to the Sun fire office, Swan hill

Clarke William, maltster, Frankwell

Clay Joseph, veterinary surgeon, Wyle Cop

Clayton Geo., wool. drap. & tailor, Clement hill

Clayton John, farmer, Old Heath

Clayton Mr. Jas., St. Alkmund place

Claxton William Dickson, chemist & druggist, High street

Cleaver John, coffee house keeper, Castle gates

Clement Wm., gentleman, St. John’s row

Clement Wm. Jas., surgeon, Council house

Climie Daniel, civil engineer, Spring terrace

Clinton Henry, baker, Abbey Foregate

Clorley S., blacksmith, St. Austin’s street

Cock John, baker, Longden Coleham

Cock John, shoe maker, Abbey Foregate

Coggin Jabez, shoe maker, Chester street

Cohen Louis, clothes dealer, Mardol

Cole Thomas, painter and glazier, Wyle Cop

Colley Rev. James, M.A., incumbent Holy Trinity, Belmont

Collier, brazier & tin plate worker, Wyle Cop

Cooke Henry, painter, Cross hill

Cooke Jn., dyer & scourer, St. Alkmund’s pl.

Cooke Joseph, corn merchant, maltster, and corn miller, Abbey Foregate

Cooke Mary, schoolmistress, Swan hill

Cooke Wm. Hy., hatter & hosier, Pride hill

Cooper George, shopkeeper, Abbey Foregate

Cooper Richard, coach proprietor, Meol road

Cooper Wm., Esq., Claremont buildings

Cooper Wm. Henry, Esq., solicitor, St. John’s hill, residence Claremont buildings

Cooper William, rope maker, Castle street

Cooper & Broughall, solicitors, St. John’s hill

Corbet Miss Josepha, St. Mary’s place

Corbet Philip, artist, Belmont

Corbet Walton, shopkeeper, Frankwell

Corfield, Mrs. Jane, White Hall place

Corfield Rd., engineer (water wks.), Chester st.

Corser George Sandforth, Esq., solicitor, Market street, residence Abbey Foregate

Cottrell Mrs. Elizabeth, Belmont

Cotton Ann & Sarah, milliners, Princess st

County Constabulary office, Corn market

Cox John, shoemaker, Longden, Coleham

Craig Alex. Samuel, Esq., sol., The crescent

Craig Charles Dixon, Esq., solicitor, The crescent, residence Claremont bank

Crane Mrs. Mary, White hall place

Craston Edward and Co., hat manufacturers, Pride hill

Crawford David, surgeon, St. John’s hill

Cripps Gordon H., wine & spirit merchant, Claremont street

Cripps Lewis G., wine & spirit mer., High st

Cross James, stone mason, Raven road

Cross Sarah and Ann, milliners, Mardol head

Cross W. Gowen, chemist & druggist, Mardol

Crowe Henry, veterinary surgeon, Castle st

Crowley Hicklin and Co., general carriers, Welsh bridge

Crump Vincent, confectioner, by special appointment to her Majesty, Wyle cop

Crumpton James, baker, Frankwell

Crumpton Jonathan, brazier and tin plate worker, Wyle cop

Crumpton Joseph, bookseller, printer, stationer, and bookbinder, and agent for the sale of poor law books, Mardol

Crwys William, dyer and scourer, Swan hill

Curtis, the Misses, Skelton road

Dakin John, cooper, Chester street

Dale Samuel, vict., Bell Inn, Princess street

Dales Rd., saddler & harness maker, Wyle cop

Dance Sarah, Raven hotel (posting house), Castle street

Daniel John, vict., Spread Eagle, Wyle cop

Darwin the Misses, The mount

Davenhall John, hair dresser, Shoplatch

Davis Mrs. Ann, St. Julian’s friars

Davis Edward, mathematical and optical instrument manufacturer, 43, High street

Davies Brothers, cabinet makers, Wyle cop

Davies Charles, shoemaker, and grindery dealer, Barker street

Davies Mr. Daniel, White hall place

Davies Daniel, confectioner, baker, and British wine dealer, Castle gates

Davies Daniel, clock maker, Mardol

Davis David, news agent, Mardol

Davies Edward, shopkeeper and wheelwright, Coleham

Davies Edward, shopkeeper, Meol road

Davies Ellen, straw bonnet maker, Frankwell

Davies Emma, milliner, Pride hill

Davies Evan, carver and gilder, Pride hill

Davies Mrs. Harriett, Tower place

Davies Harriett, dress maker, Marine terrace

Davies Helen, dress maker, Dogpole

Davies Henry, boot and shoemaker, St. John’s hill

Davies James, millwright, Chester street

Davies James and Son, ironmongers, nail manufacturers, and saddlers’ ironmongers, Wyle cop

Davies John, bookseller, printer, stationer, and bookbinder, 15, High street

Davies John, ale and porter brewer, Chester street; residence, Castle gates

Davies John, supervisor of inland revenue, Frankwell

Davies, John, shopkeeper, Wyle cop

Davies John, agent to Black Park coal works, Castle foregate

Davies John, butcher, Fish street

Davies John, cooper, Mardol

Davies John, vict., White Hart, Mardol

Davies John and Charles, drapers and silk mercers, 26, High street

Davies Joseph, street inspector and collector of rates, Claremont hill

Davies Joseph, coal agent, Wyle cop

Davies Joseph, boot & shoemaker, Mardol

Davies Joseph, vict., Three Tuns, Longden Coleham

Davies and Hortins, eating house, Pride hill

Davies Margaret, vict., Swan, Frankwell

Davies Mrs. Mary, Abbey foregate

Davies Miss Mary Eleanor, Bellevue

Davies Mary, dressmaker, Barker street

Davies and Oldroyd, milliners, Pride hill

Davies Misses Sarah and Eliza, London rd

Davies Richard, bookseller, printer, and stationer, &c., 7, High-street

Davies Richard, tailor, St. John’s hill

Davies Richard, cow keeper, Frankwell

Davies Robert, bankers’ clerk, Princess street

Davies Robert, rope maker, Frankwell

Davies and Son, confectioners, Corn market

Davies Walton, baker, St. Mary’s place

Davies William, currier, Pride hill

Davies William, currier, Bridge street

Davies Wm., boot and shoe maker, Wyle cop

Davies William, book binder, Meol road

Davies Winefrede, dressmaker, Barker street

Day Wm., grocer and tea dealer, Pride hill

Deakin Edward, baker and beerhouse keeper, Frankwell

Deakin Thomas, confectioner and baker, Market street

Deaves James, clothes dealer, Princess street

Deaves George, bookseller (old), Shoplatch

Deaves Hannah, milliner, Shoplatch

Denston, Mrs. Elizabeth, Belmont

Deshormes Francis U. G., professor of languages, Crescent fields

Dibbin James, butcher, Double butcher’s row

Dickin John, surgeon, St. John’s hill

Dixon Miss Betsy, Abbey foregate

Dixon John, malster and vict., Dun Cow, Abbey foregate

Dodson Richard, builder and statuary, Abbey foregate

Done Robert and Co., wholesale tea and coffee merchants, Mardol head and Castle foregate

Donnellan James, hatter, Barker street

Donnellan William, schoolmaster, Barker st

Downing Enoch and Elijah, glass, china, and earthenware dealer, Pride hill

Downward Rev. George Richard, The castle

Drakewood William, shoemaker, Abbey fore

Drayton Edward, wheelwright, Welsh bdge

Drayton Geo., bookseller, printer, and stationer, Shoplatch

Drayton John, timber merchant, New street, Frankwell

Drinkwater Rd., woolstapler, St. Austin friars

Drury, Miss Eliza Ann, Claremont street

Drury John (executor of), grocer and tea dealer, Pride hill

Drury Thomas James, M.D., Quarry place

Dugard Mrs. Mary Ann, Column terrace

Dukes Mrs. Elizabeth, Windsor place

Durnford, Mrs. Ann, College hill court

Dyas Edward, shopkeeper, Castle street

Dyas Edward, butcher, Wyle cop

Dyas Jane, shopkeeper, Frankwell

Dyas William, shoemaker, Abbey foregate

Easthope William, cooking apparatus manufacturer, High street

Eaton, Misses Emily and Susannah, Claremont buildings

Ebrall Samuel, gun maker, Wyle cop

Eccleston John, grocer & tea dealer, Frankwell

Eccleston Thomas, stone mason, Frankwell

Eddowes George, linen and woollen draper, Mardol

Eddowes, Mrs. Martha, newspaper proprietor, Bellevue

Edgerley Henry, cheese factor and paper warehouse, Pride hill

Edisbury Thos., beerhouse keeper, Castle frgt

Edson John, saddler and harness maker, & brush & portmanteau manufac., Wyle cop

Edwards Ann, plumber, Claremont street

Edwards Ann, cow keeper, Coleham

Edwards Ann, vict., Hen & Chickens, Dogpole

Edwards Edward, bookseller, printer, and bookbinder, Dogpole, and vict., Bull Inn, Abbey foregate

Edwards Edward, hosier, Mardol

Edwards Edward, beerhouse keeper, Castle foregate

Edwards Emma, vict., Britannia Inn, Mardol

Edwards John, bookbinder, Coton hill

Edwards John, plumber, Mardol; residence, Hill’s lane

Edwards John, boot & shoemaker, Market sq

Edwards John Hawley, Esq., solicitor, Pride hill; residence, Belvedere

Edwards, Miss Mary, Abbey foregate

Edwards John Thomas S., Esq., Quarry place

Edwards, Mr. Robert, Holywell terrace

Edwards Rd., vict., Falcon & Castle, Mardol

Edward Richard, baker, St. Michael’s street

Edward Samuel, vict., Grapes, Castle foregate

Edward Thomas, auctioneer, appraiser, and accountant, Mardol head; residence, Coton hill

Edward Thos. & Son, bricklyrs, St. John’s ct

Edward William, beerhouse, Chester street

Egan, Rev. Eugene, catholic priest, Beeches ln

Ehn Henry and Co., furriers and straw bonnet manufacturers, 38, High street

Ehn Jane, milliner, 38, High street

Elias Hannah, bonnet maker, Barker street

Elkes Edward, confec. and baker, Pride hill

Elledge James, agent to Pickford and Co., general carriers, Castle foregate

Elliott, Mrs. Charlotte, The Priory

Ellis Mary, stay maker, Coleham

Elsmere Edward, managing director to Shropshire & North Wales Fire Office, High st

Elsmere Peter, grocer & tea dealer, Wyle cop

Elton James, register office, Dogpole

Embrey John, beerseller, Frankwell

Evans, Mrs. Ann, Whitehall terrace

Evans Ann, shopkeeper, Abbey foregate

Evans Arthur, clothes dealer, Princess street

Evans Benjamin, confec. and baker, High st

Evans David, stained glass manufacturer, Wyle cop

Evans Edward, cooper, Abbey foregate

Evans Edward, inspector of weights and measures for South Salop

Evans Edward, cow keeper, Coleham

Evans Edward, accountant, Claremont hill

Evans Edward, schoolmaster, Barker street

Evans Fred., butcher, Double butchers’ row

Evans George, shoemaker and beerhouse keeper, Barker street

Evans George, shoemaker, Abbey foregate

Evans James, tailor and tobacconist, Market street

Evans Jane, vict., Bell Inn, Mardol

Evans John, carpenter and joiner, Kingsland

Evans John, jun., carpenter, builder, brick & tile merchant, & boat builder, Frankwell

Evans John, grocer & tea dealer, Abbey fore

Evans John, tailor, Gullett passage

Evans John, baker and shopkeeper, Double butchers’ row

Evans John, hair dresser and perfumer, and toy dealer, Market street

Evans Joseph, shopkeeper, Frankwell

Evans Margaret, vict., King’s Head, Mardol

Evans Margt., paint. & glaz., St. Julian’s friars

Evans Mary, watch & clock maker, Wyle cop

Evans and Marston, paint. & glaz., High st

Evans Oliver, vict., Bull and Pump, Meol rd

Evans Richard, bricklayer and builder, St. Austin’s priory

Evans Sophia, schoolmistress, St. Michael’s st

Evans, Mr. Thomas, Beckbury terrace

Evans Thomas, shopkeeper, Coleham

Evans Thomas, superintendent registrar, clerk to Atcham union and to lunatic asylum, St. John’s hill

Evans William, vict., Butchers’ Arms, Double butchers’ row

Evans William, cow keeper, Abbey foregate

Fagg Ann, dress maker, Claremont hill

Fallows Richard, shopkeeper, Frankwell

Farlow Samuel, fruiterer & market gardener, Theatre buildings

Farlow Samuel, town marshal and superintendent police officer, Shoplatch

Farmer Edward, plumber, painter, and glazier, Old heath

Farmer, Mrs. Mary, The mount

Farnell Joseph Kirby, draper & silk mercer, Pride hill

Farr Henry, coach builder, High street

Fenna John, shopkeeper, Castle gates

Fenton Elizabeth, stay maker, Benbow pl

Fenton Henry, surgeon, High street

Ferrett Elizabeth, shopkeeper, Frankwell

Fesser Andrew, clock maker, Mardol

Field Francis and Mary, school teachers, St Alkmund’s place

Field Mr., Swan hill

Fletcher Francis, prov. dealer, Claremont st

Fletcher, Rev. Henry, curate of St. Chad’s Claremont bank

Fletcher John, vict., Moulders’ Arms, Castle gates lane

Fletcher, Mrs. Martha, Dogpole

Fletcher William, beerhouse keeper, Double butchers’ row

Flexton Priscilla, victualler, Bridge House, Frankwell

Forcham Thomas, shoemaker, Frankwell

Forcham Richard, Abbey foregate

Ford John, painter and glazier, Barker street

Ford Geo., malster & shopkeeper, Barker st

Forester Eliz., bonnet maker, Claremont st

Forester, Miss Matilda, St. John’s hill

Foulkes Edwin, surgeon, Castle street

Foulkes, Mr. Thomas, Abbey foregate

Forman, Captain George, Bellevue

Fox George, vict., George Hotel, Market st

Frail Mr. John, Claremont hill

France Henry, beerhouse keeper, Castle foregate

France James, whitesmith, Castle gates lane

France John, letter-press printer and general dealer, Mardol

Francis, Mr. James, Bellevue gardens

Franklin George Benjamin, agent to Mottram and Co., hop mer. and brewers, Mardol

Franklin William, hair dresser, bird preserver, and dealer in fishing tackle, Mardol

Fulcher George, schoolmaster (Shrewsbury union), Kingsland

Gabriel James, cabinet maker, Mardol

Gatacre, Mrs. Harriet, Severn bank house

Gates William, butcher, Butchers’ row

Geary, Mrs. Elizabeth, Holywell terrace

Geary Henry, tailor, Swan hill

George William, china warehouse, Wyle cop, agent to Rose and Co., manufacturers

Giles Jane, shopkeeper, St. Alkmund’s place

Giles Rd., watch & clock maker, Shoplatch

Gill George Phillip, surgeon, Milk street

Gill John, market gardener, Beckbury cottage

Girling George, inland rev. officer, Abbey pl

Gittins Ann, grocer & tea dealer, Theatre blds

Gittins Francis, dressmaker, Wyle cop

Gittins Henry, butcher, Mardol

Gittins John, chemist and drug., Wyle cop

Gittins Margt., vict., Swan Inn, Frankwell

Gittins Sarah, schoolmistress, Abbey fore

Gittins Thomas, butcher, Abbey foregate

Gittins William, ironmonger, whitesmith, and brazier, and tin plate worker, Mardol

Gittings William, butcher, Frankwell

Glover Robt., sad. & harness maker, Castle st

Glover Samuel, surgeon, Coton hill

Goodby Hy., vict., Eagle, St. Michael’s st

Gordon George, Esq., solicitor; office, Dogpole; residence, College hill

Goucher George, boot and shoe maker and hosier, Shoplatch

Goucher William, carpenter, Mardol

Gough John, butcher, Pride hill

Gough, Miss Mary Ann, Islington

Gough William, currier and leather cutter, Theatre buildings

Grafton Samuel, cooper, Wyle cop

Grafton Thomas, butcher, Pride hill

Gray Harriet & Caroline, milliners, Cross hill

Gray Richard, hatter, Pride hill

Green Robert, tailor, St. John’s hill

Green Thomas, paviour and clerk to water works company, Old heath

Green Thomas, jun., printer, Old heath

Griffin William, corn merchant, Mardol quay

Griffith Elizabeth, eating house, Castle gates

Griffith Joseph, cabinet maker, Abbey foregt

Griffith William, surgeon, Claremont hill

Griffiths Benjamin, wheelwright, Frankwell

Griffiths Hugh, provision dealer, St. Austin st

Griffiths Jane, schoolmistress, Abbey foregt

Griffiths Mary, beerhouse keeper, Canal blds

Griffiths Samuel, blacksmith, Coton hill

Griffiths Thomas, shopkeeper, Castle gates

Griffiths Thomas, shoemaker, Frankwell

Grindley John, vict., Crown Inn, St. Mary’s st

Grindley Martha, cow keeper, Abbey foregt

Groves John, builder, The Priory; residence, Crescent cottage

Groves Joseph, shopkeeper, Castle gates

Groves Thomas, builder, The priory

Gwynn John, clerk, Chester street

Gwynn Richard, basket maker, Pride hill

Gwyn Thomas Girdler, Esq., The Elms

Hackney Jas., glass & china dealer, Pride hl

Halbrook Thomas, shoemaker, Hill’s lane

Hales Richard, skinner, Chester street

Halford Sarah, dyer, Barker street

Hall John, timber merchant, Abbey foregate

Hall Thomas, silk mercer & draper, High st

Hall William, auctioneer, appraiser, and house agent, Milk street

Hammond Fred., fishmonger, Castle foregate