Shropshire

Watton’s Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 5 Image from: Shropshire Archives

Image: Portrait of Thomas Telford (1757-1834). Frontispiece of Atlas to the Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer containing eighty-three… read more »

“Watton’s Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 2

Image: Atcham Bridge, Shropshire. Another important design by John Gwynn, Atcham Bridge was not only a distinguished… read more »

Atlas to the Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer containing eighty-three copper plates, illustrative of his professional… read more »

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. THIS subject has been named in several… read more »

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. BISHOP’S CASTLE is a town in the… read more »

Image: Bridgnorth, Shropshire. Bridgnorth is spectacularly and strategically situated within a gorge of the River Severn. Originating… read more »

Image: Remains of Bridgnorth Castle, Shropshire. The castle was one of the picturesque sites for visitors to… read more »

Image from: Picturesque Views and Descriptions of Cities, Towns, Castles, Mansions and other Objects of Interesting Features in… read more »

Image: Bridgnorth, Shropshire. A second view of the town.   Bridgnorth was formerly celebrated as a clothing… read more »

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. Buildwas Abbey lies on the south bank… read more »

Image:  Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District On… read more »

Image Welch Bridge Shrewsbury. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 The picture of the navigation that… read more »

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. The lovely valley between… read more »

Hall belonged to Lee Family

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. “Haughmond Abbey, of the… read more »

Image:  Large barge by Loadroft Wharf, Ironbridge, late c19 A surprising discovery came with the realisation that… read more »

“…they observed a Gentleman in his own hair…the now celebrated Mr. Shenstone, whose place began to be… read more »

Image: Cast-iron memorial to trowman Eustace Beard at Benthall This is in part a personal story, but it… read more »

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. THIS venerable ruin now forming so picturesque… read more »

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. The town of LUDLOW… read more »

Panorama with River

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. MORETON CORBET, on account of its castle,… read more »

Built by George Steuart, designer of St. Chad’s Shrewsbury

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. The magnificent building which forms the principle… read more »

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. PREFACE It has long been a matter… read more »

Image: Quatford, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire. Another tourist attraction, given the beauty of the natural landscape in this… read more »

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. THIS relic of feudal grandeur and insecurity,… read more »

Image: Ironbridge in Telford Historians of the West Midlands have always recognised the importance of the River… read more »

From Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 by Thomas Harral

Image: Title page from Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. Introduction by Malcolm Dick When… read more »

Image: Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District In… read more »

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. Wenlock Abbey was founded about the year… read more »

Image: South East View of Goodrich Castle in the County of Hereford Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of… read more »

Image: This engraving of the remodelled Leasowes reveals the combination of the practical activity of farming, in this… read more »

Image: Engraving of a classical urn set amongst trees accompanying ‘Elegies, written on many different Occasions’ by William… read more »