It Happened in Shropshire

by Burrows, Bob

• ISBN13: 9781906122195
• ISBN10: 1906122199
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-18
• Publisher: Scb Distributors

Summary

"It Happened in Shropshire is a vibrant and compelling account of the county's diverse heritage; its heroes, its battles, its discoveries, its crimes.Bob Burrows's highly readable prose transports the reader through time, racing across the landscape of Shropshire's past from the woolly mammoths of 10,000 BC, the Roman occupation of Wroxeter and the Battle of Shrewsbury, to the Industrial Revolution and to the sporting achievements and murderous exploits of recent years.The book celebrates Salopians of national renown such as Charles Darwin, Clive of India, Wilfred Owen and Percy Thrower, as well as commemorating the accidents and disasters of: Shropshire's ghostly past...and present The legends of 'Mad Jack' Mytton and the charismatic outlaw Sir Humphrey Kynaston A celebration of Salopian sporting champions: Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle, Richie Woodhall, Billy Wright Shropshire's notorious and also its heroic vicars The 'Black Panther' and other Salopian murderers exposed"

Table of Contents

Map of Shropshire	p. 5
Introduction	p. 6
Unique Shropshire facts	p. 10
Famous Salopians Clive of India	p. 34
Fascinating Characters Fulk Fitz Warin	p. 68
Men Of The Cloth Vicar of	p. 94
Birthplace Of Champions	p. 116
Murder Most Foul	p. 148
It Happened In Shropshire... Or Did It? Ghosts, apparitions, legend, folk lore and unexplained events around Shropshire	p. 169
Disasters, Accidents & Tragedies Mines - Brick Kiln Leasow, Springwell Pit, Lodgebank Colliery, Snailbeach, Priors Lee, Granville Colliery, Kemberton Pit. Railways - Priors Lee, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury	p. 194
The Battle Of Shrewsbury, 1403	p. 209
Acknowledgements	p. 216
Useful Addresses	p. 217
Bibliography	p. 219
Index	p. 220-223
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