Download or read book A History of Shrewsbury written by Hugh Owen and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Country Houses of Shropshire written by Gareth Williams and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2021 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gazetteer of the many fine Shropshire country houses, which covers the architecture, the owners' family history, and the social and economic circumstances that affected them.
Download or read book A History of Shropshire written by Barrie Trinder and published by Phillimore. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shropshire is England's largest inland county, extending from the fringes of the Black Country and the Potteries to the high sheep pastures of Clun Forest and the craggy heights of the Stiperstones.Dr Trinder's very readable narrative encompasses Shropshire's entire story, from prehistory to the 1990s. In Roman times, the citizens of Wroxeter enjoyed life in their elegant city beside the Severn, while later centuries of fighting along the Welsh border left a legacy of castles and fortifications, among them Offa's Dyke, one of the supreme achievements of the Dark Ages. Most of Shropshire's towns were deliberately planted in the early Middle Ages, among them Ludlow, one of the most beautiful towns in Europe. The development of the Shropshire iron industry, symbolised by the Iron Bridge, ushered in a period of industrialisation which has re-shaped the whole Western world. From 1788 to 1834 Thomas Telford was county surveyor, adding roads, canals and bridges of unfailing elegance to the landscape. During the two World Wars the county housed many military bases, while the most dramatic event of the post-war years has been the transformation of a legacy of industrial dereliction into the new town of Telford.This book is based on more than thirty years of Dr Trinder's original research and close first-hand acquaintance with the Shropshire landscape. He provides a fascinating framework for further research, a thought-provoking chronicle for Salopians wishing to know more about their history and an informative introduction to Shropshire for its many visitors.
Download or read book A History of the County of Shropshire written by A. T. Gaydon and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Shropshire written by Barrie Stuart Trinder and published by . This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Shropshire written by W. A. Champion and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society written by Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History Gazetteer and Directory of Shropshire written by Samuel Bagshaw and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Victoria History of Shropshire written by Judith Everard and published by University of London Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wem lies on the North Shropshire Plain, about nine miles north of Shrewsbury. The centre of a much larger medieval manor and parish, the township consists of the small medieval market town and its immediate rural hinterland. Anglo-Saxon in origin, the town developed after the Norman Conquest, with a castle, parish church, market and water mill. The urban area of the township, 'within the bars', was distinguished from the rural, 'without the bars'. Burgages were laid out, with a customary borough-hold tenure, but the borough never attained corporate status. Isolated from the main regional transport routes, Wem developed as a centre of local government and trade in agricultural produce, especially cheese. It was thrust onto the national stage in 1642 when Parliamentarians defeated a Royalist attack and held the town for the duration of the Civil War. The 'great fire' of 1677 then destroyed many of the existing buildings in the town centre, leading to its predominantly Georgian and Victorian appearance today. The decline in agricultural employment and the withdrawal of services and industries from small market towns like Wem in recent decades is a challenge, met by the advantage of the railway station to residents who work elsewhere but choose the town as a place to live. Wem is the first 'Short' history to be produced by the Victoria County History of Shropshire. It is intended to establish a model for the histories of other market towns in Shropshire. This book tells the story of the town, its people and institutions: the built environment, landownership, economy, social and religious life and local government. It reveals for the first time that Wem was a planted medieval castle-town, and presents the evolution of its urban topography. It offers detailed accounts of the town's medical profession and health care, trades and industries, and retailing, where Wem's weekly produce market is enjoying a 21st-century revival.
Download or read book A history of Shrewsbury by H Owen and J B Blakeway written by Hugh Owen and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A History of Shrewsbury By H Owen and J B Blakeway written by Hugh Owen and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Shrewsbury is a comprehensive account of the town of Shrewsbury from its earliest days to the 19th century. The book covers the town's founding, its growth and development, and the various events that shaped its history. It also provides information about the town's notable residents and landmarks. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of Shropshire and the West Midlands. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book A Shropshire Lad written by Alfred Edward Housman and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Victoria history of the counties of England written by University of London. Institute of Historical Research and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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