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Views of the Severn

Conclusion

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

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Views of the Severn

Varieties of Severn History

Image Bewdley from below the bridge. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 Analysing the Severn Navigation… read more »

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Views of the Severn

Understanding the watermen

Image :  Gloucester Bridge and West Gate. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 An increasing awareness… read more »

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Views of the Severn

Understanding the Vessels

Image Stourport from below bridge. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 Bringing together the many sources… read more »

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The Coal Trade

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

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Shop goods and transit cargoes

Image:  Beale’s Corner, Wribbenhall Between 1660 and 1730 port books portray the upstream trade in shop goods:… read more »

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The Severn Trade

Image:  Stourport locks (1770) This might seem a rich array of sources yet none covers the whole… read more »

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River Traffic

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

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Charting the Severn Riverscape

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

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Important Sources

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

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Investigating the Severn

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

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Reflections on the Surface: reviewing the River Severn’s history

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

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Atlas to the Life of Thomas Telford

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

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Wenlock Abbey, Shropshire, three miles from the Severn

From Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 by Thomas Harral

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Remains of a Cistercian monastery called White Ladies in Shropshire

From Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 by Thomas Harral

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Bridgnorth, Shropshire

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

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Ludlow Castle, c 1800

Panorama with River

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Gatehouse of Langley Hall, c 1800

Hall belonged to Lee Family

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New Church, Wellington, c 1800

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

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Bishop’s Castle

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

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Moreton Corbet

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

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Oteley Park

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

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Ruins of Wenlock Abbey

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

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Willey Park

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. WILLEY PARK lies about three miles from… read more »

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View in the Stretton Hills

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. The principal design of this drawing, taken… read more »

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Shrewsbury

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. SHREWSBURY, the capital of Shropshire, is situated… read more »

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Buildwas Abbey

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

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Benthall Edge

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

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Lilleshall Abbey

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

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Red Castle

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

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Advertisement: The Last Appearance of Mr Harper, Black singer and comedian

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

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Home of Robert Darwin, and birthplace of Charles Darwin

Photograph by: Nabi Heydari (April 2003)

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Georgian houses, Shrewsbury

Photograph by: Nabi Heydari (April 2003)

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Entrance of Shrewsbury Gaol

Photograph by: Nabi Heydari (April 2003)

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Entrance of Shrewsbury Castle

Image from: Photograph by: Nabi Heydari (April 2003)

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A Portrait of Thomas Telford: Civil Engineer

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

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Charles Bage and Iron Construction

Image: The ground floor of Charles Bage’s Ditherington Mill showing the iron columns used in construction. The picture… read more »

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The Location of Ditherington Mill

Image: View of Ditherington Mill showing the Shropshire Canal and canal bridge in the foreground from an early… read more »

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Shrewsbury’s Industrial Context

Image: The main mill at Ditherington from the west, c.1945. Image from: Shropshire Archives Ditherington Mill developed as part… read more »

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Charles Bage, the Flax Industry and Shrewsbury’s Iron-Framed Mills

Image: View of Ditherington Mill in April 2003, the world’s first completely iron-framed building. The factory was built… read more »

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A Perspective View of Ludlow Castle for the European Magazine, and article on The Late Storms

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

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Advertisement: Batty’s Circus, Shrewsbury, including the ascent of Mr Hughes on his head on top of a balloon

Watton’s Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 4 Image from: Shropshire Archives

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Image and article relating to Mr Green’s ascent in a balloon

Watton’s Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 7 Image from: Shropshire Archives

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Article from The Salopian Journal, 10 October 1838, on Mrs Graham’s ascent in a balloon

Watton’s Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 2 Image from: Shropshire Archives

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Advertisement: Opening of Hughes’ s Great Mammoth Equestrian Establishment, Shrewsbury

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

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Advertisement: Mrs Graham’s Ascent: the first ascent of the Only English Female Aeronaut

Watton’s Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 2 Image from: Shropshire Archives

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A View of Shrewsbury from the South-West

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

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Colebrook Dale

Image:The Iron Bridge, near Coalbrookdale Shropshire. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn (1824). Harral’s views were largely based… read more »

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The Ditherington Industrial Complex

Image: View of the main mill from the east showing the Shrewsbury Canal and the single-storey building… read more »

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The Ditherington Mill Industrial Site, Shrewsbury

Image: Ditherington Mill showing the malt kiln built by William Jones following the end of flax spinning in… read more »

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West View of Shrewsbury Abbey

Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England, Part 2, 1726-1739 (nd),… read more »

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Samuel and Nathaniel Buck’s Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in the Midlands 1726-1739

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

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Quatford and the nearby Landscape

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

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Bridgnorth Castle

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

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Bridgnorth’s Economy

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

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Bridgnorth

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

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Coalbrookdale and the Ironbridge

Image: The Iron Bridge, near Coalbrookdale Shropshire. Harral’s description is largely based on the account provided by… read more »

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Atcham Bridge, Shropshire

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

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The Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury

Image: Welch Bridge, Shrewsbury. Like the New or English Bridge, the new Welsh Bridge, which replaced the… read more »

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The English Bridge, Shrewsbury

Image: New Bridge and Abbey, Shrewsbury. Designed by John Gwynn, the New Bridge or English Bridge was… read more »

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Shrewsbury

Image: Shrewsbury Castle and Public School. As one of the most important towns on the Severn, Shrewsbury… read more »

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The Quarry, Shrewsbury

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. The accompanying drawing is… read more »

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Ludlow Castle

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

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Haughmond Abbey

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

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Farley Dingle

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

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Ironbridge

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

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Table of Contents of Views in Shropshire

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE, (THE ABBEY… read more »

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Preface of Views in Shropshire

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

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Representing the Landscape: Rev J C Bayliss’s Views in Shropshire (1839)

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

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Coalbrookdale

Coalbrookdale, looking towards Holy Trinity Church, 1854 (centre left), Coalbrookdale Literary and Scientific Institution, 1859 (centre right)… read more »

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Broseley Church

All Saints Parish Church, built in 1845, in Broseley, south of the Severn. The town was at… read more »

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Buildwas

The village of Buildwas grew up by a medieval bridge which was the only route over the… read more »

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Buildwas Abbey

Buildwas Abbey was taken over by Henry VII in 1538 and fell into a picturesque ruin. The… read more »

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Ironbridge

The Ironbridge Gorge from Lincoln Hill showing the River Severn, the town of Ironbridge and evidence of… read more »

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Shenstone’s Embellishments to the Leasowes

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

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Shenstone, Landscape and Farming

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

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Introduction: William Shenstone and the Leasowes

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

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William Shenstone, The Leasowes, and Landscape Gardening

William Shenstone was born in 1714 and died in 1763. His fame rests on his reputation as… read more »

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