SHROPSHIRE 



slow, there is a third instance of this kind. In 

 a stone house of Georgian date two wings pro- 

 jecting at the rear are Hnked together by an 

 overhanging roof which forms a covered bal- 

 cony, and is believed intended as a shelter for 

 these birds. It is impossible to look upon pro- 

 vision of this kind without an understanding 

 of the great importance formerly attached to 

 pigeons as a source of food-supply. 



