“GO ROUND ABOUT HER, AND TELL THE TOWERS THEREOF. MARK WELL HER
BULWARKS, SET UP HER HOUSES, THAT YE MAY TELL THEM THAT COME AFTER.”
HAVING noticed the principal Public Structures and Charitable
Institutions of Shrewsbury, we turn next to those objects and ancient
remains which do not admit of a regular classification.
In adapting the present work, therefore, to assist the Stranger, it is
proposed to notice these and such other localities that may engage and
deserve attention, in the course of A WALK WITHIN THE WALLS of our town,
replete in subjects of antiquarian interest.
In the survey of these matters we shall occasionally lose sight of the
refinement of modern times, and accommodate our thoughts and feelings to
the days of yore, by adding such historical remarks as may serve the
purpose of general as well as local information.
Our perambulation will commence from the spacious area in front of the
County Hall, called the