from a large stone which formerly stood outside the wall that surrounded
the portion of the court not occupied by the buildings. The stone is now
removed to the area in front of the house, which before the recent
alteration was a good specimen of the smaller mansion of the reign of
Queen Elizabeth. It was erected by Edward Owen, Esq. a bailiff of the
town in 1582.
Leaving the new Theatre on the right, we enter the street called
SHOPLATCH, a name supposed to be derived from SHUTT PLACE, the residence
of an ancient Shrewsbury family of the name of Shutt, the remains of
which are still to be traced in the massive walls of a stone edifice long
disused, however, for domestic purposes, and arrive at Mardol Head,
formerly called THE STALLS. At the corner leading to High-street is