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Title: Picturesque views and description of cities, towns, castles, mansions, and other objects of interesting feature, in Shropshire, from original designs, taken expressly for this work, by Mr. Frederick Calvert, engraved on steel by Mr. T. Radclyffe, with historical and topographical illustrations
Year: 1831 (1830s)
Authors: West, William, 1770-1854 Calvert, Frederick Radclyffe, T
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Publisher: Birmingham : William Emans...
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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the upper end of this street stands the Town House,an elegant building of hewn stone. The church is an ancient and venerable structure, builtof stone, standing in the upper part of the town. It is in the Gothic style, with largeand lofty windows of painted glass, and lias a high tower and spire, with eight bells ; ithas also a handsome organ, and many curious antique monuments and inscriptions. Hereare also meeting houses for several sects of dissenters. Toward the end of the main streetstands a commodious market-house for corn. Here is likewise a spacious hall where theMembers of Parliament are elected ; and an assembly-room. Near the church is a neatand extensive hospital, erected by J. Hosyer in the year 1486, and rebuilt by thecorporation in 1758: an extensive almshouse, for the support of decayed inhabitants; agood schoolhouse, having two houses and gardens for the masters ; and in a large stonebuilding over the butter-cross is a blue-coat school, to which has recently been added
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^ a! *J r </) 0- O la c < OF SHROPSHIRE. 91 another, on Dr. Bells system. The river Cone passes the town on the north-west side,over which is a stone bridge of three arches ; and the entrance from Presteign is by anold bridge, the south of which has been converted into a dwelling house, leaving thearched passages open. Both the rivers here abound with excellent trout, perch, androach. Here are four public conduits well supplied with spring water, and a river-enginewhich, by means of a reservoir, furnishes each house. Its ancient castle, standing at thewest end of the town, is supposed to have been first built by Roger de Montgomery,Earl of Shrewsbury, in the reign of Henry I. It is a royal demesne, and, at present, akind of governor is appointed by the Crown; but the building is suffered to decay. Thesituation is beautiful, standing on a rock, shaded on the west by a lofty hill, and washedby the river. The borough of Ludlow, which is very ancient, is a town palatine, andentirely

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