The Shropshire Record Series

The Series publishes printed editions of historical documents concerning the county of Shropshire, England. The following volumes have been issued so far:

1 Sir Stephen Glynne's church notes for Shropshire. Sir Stephen Glynne (1807–74) made detailed architectural notes on 128 medieval churches in Shropshire.

2 The diary of George Gitton of Bridgnorth for 1866. George Gitton, a small-time printer and newspaper reporter, captured in his diary the essence of a small mid-Victorian town.

3 The lay subsidy for Shropshire 1524–7. Taxpayers were listed under the names of their townships. The Shropshire lists name more than 3,800 people and 640 places.

4 Shropshire historical documents: a miscellany. The accounts, 1583–90, of an ironworks at Shifnal; the diary of Independent minister Henry Maurice,1672; the registers of births kept 1781–1803 by Thomas Higgins, a man-midwife; and the diary, 1890–1, of Edward Lawrence, master of Wellington workhouse.

5 The glebe terriers of Shropshire: part 1 (Abdon to Llanfair Waterdine). Glebe terriers were detailed descriptions, parish by parish, of the economic assets of ecclesiastical livings from the 16th to the 19th century.

6 The glebe terriers of Shropshire: part 2 (Llanyblodwel to Wroxeter). This completes the edition and has the place-index to both parts.

7 Accounts of the stewards of the Talbot family of Blakemere 1392 - 1425. Their household stewards kept financial accounts of everything purchased for the daily consumption of the family and their retainers at Blakemere, including food, drink, clothing, and hardware, and for their journeys on estate, family and political business.

8 Church and chapel in early Victorian Shropshire. Returns from the 1851 census of religious worship.

9 The People of God: Shrewsbury dissenters 1660–1699. The biographies of 570 Presbyterians, Independents, Baptists and Quakers. Part 1. Introduction and biographies A–L.

10 The People of God: Shrewsbury dissenters 1660–1699. The biographies of 570 Presbyterians, Independents, Baptists and Quakers. Part 2. Biographies M–Z, and indexes.

For editorial enquiries please contact the Hon. Editor, Shropshire Record Series, 9 Alexandra Avenue, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury. SY3 9HT

Reduced prices for regular orders

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This page was last updated in February 2008