A History of Shropshire - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of Shropshire write by Barrie Trinder. This book was released on 2017. A History of Shropshire available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The Country Houses of Shropshire
The Country Houses of Shropshire - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Country Houses of Shropshire write by Gareth Williams. This book was released on 2021. The Country Houses of Shropshire available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire
History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire write by Samuel Bagshaw. This book was released on 1850. History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Victoria History of Shropshire
The Victoria History of Shropshire - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Victoria History of Shropshire write by Judith Everard. This book was released on 2019. The Victoria History of Shropshire available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL
SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL write by PETER. BROWN. This book was released on 2018. SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
