The August 1958 cover.
50 years ago
• THE removal of the cattle market from the centre of town to Harlescott prompted JL Hobbs to set out the history of Shrewsbury’s markets. The first markets were often held in the streets on Sundays, he noted, although that practice was outlawed in 1219. The first recorded market place was in the vicinity of the two churches of St Julian and St Alkmund.
Patent rolls for Henry III record the removal of the market from there to ‘Gumblestole Street’ (High Street), where the Square now stands.
• “THE Science of Thief-Hunting as Practised at Chetton” ran the headline over Elsie Jacobs’s tale of rural self-protection in the 19th century.
Before the days when every borough and county had to provide a police force, rural roads in Shropshire could be very lonely places. In the year 1819, the residents of Chetton, Glazeley, Deuxhill and Middleton Scriven got together, determined to put a stop to the robberies and felonies with which they were plagued.
Within two hours of notification of a theft, each member pledged to send one able-bodied man on horseback for 20 miles in search of the offenders, at his own expense.
• FROM the motoring pages: “Enter the most exciting new car on the road . . . the Austin Healey Sprite. The Sprite shoots in seconds from 0 up into the top seventies. Price £668.17s.” From Charles Clark and Son, Chester Street, Shrewsbury.
The August 2008 cover.
Aside from the articles you can browse on this website, the print magazine contains a wealth of fascinating feature pieces and regular items to keep you entertained and informed. This month, you can also read about:
• The show that shines brightest . . . Music, celebrities, food – and of course flowers – all come together with a host of other entertainments for the fabulous Flower Show. We talk to the stars involved and look forward to a wonderful weekend
• The doc on deck . . . The doctor with the dockside manner explains why he craves a good cruise
• In at the deep end . . . Businessman Jon Pardoe explains why he swapped financial services for the swimming pool in a quest to bring on young county talent with a view to Olympic success
Ellesmere Titans coach Darren Mew with county under-10 boys champion Alfie Pardoe (left) and fellow Titans
• School’s out for summer . . . and the kids need to be entertained. Here are some ideas!
• Maternal musings . . . Tracey O’Sullivan faces up to the dilemma of choosing a name for ‘Bean’
• Wood you believe it? . . . A Shropshire family are taking environmental issues so seriously that they have undertaken a massive tree-planting operation with far-reaching implications
• Food and drink . . . In a packed section, Andy Richardson rounds up the latest county food-and-drink news and samples the café culture at The Jolly Frog; Lucy Corry gets fizzical in the drink column; our cocktail-of-the-month column makes its debut; Neil Thomas parks himself at Restaurant Severn; and a chance to win a masterclass at Raymond Blanc’s Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
• Puzzles . . . Roger Squires’s crossword, Toby Neal’s county conundrums, and some mental gymnastics to test you out
• Fashion focus . . . Shrewsbury College students put on an end-of-year showcase; Sue Turner looks a flimsy finery; and Nathan Rous gets untied
• Travel . . . A cruise for the Saga generation and, closer to home, fun in the forest at one of Center Parcs’ new executive lodges
• Social diary . . .Our photographers record your events
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