approached by a fine timber gateway. In Speed’s Map it is called “LORD’S
PLACE,” and it appears to have been erected in 1502. It was the place of
residence for the Kings and Lord Presidents of the Welsh Marches when
they came to Shrewsbury. King James II. kept his court in it on August
25th, 1687. It has been the scene of many a “costly banquet.” Charles
I., Sir Henry Sidney, the Earl of Arundel and other noblemen have been
“nobly entertained here at the expense of the town.” From the Council
House we stroll on into the street which is the main thoroughfare of the
town,