222 SHREWSBURY. 



Sf, Julianas church. The body of this building- lA 

 of brick, and the tower of (lone ; the former is af 

 mddrrii ereOion. When or by whom the church 

 WRS founded is not known : it was formcrlv ftiled a 

 Royal Chapel. 



St. Chad's church has very lately been erefted, at 

 fome diftance from the ancient building of the fame 

 name. Of the latter, part of the chancel is yet 

 ftanding, and is kept in repair as a chapel to the 

 burying.ground. - This building (old St. Chad's) 

 •ftood on the fite of a palace of the princes of Powis, 

 which was deftroyed by fire during the Saxon wars. 

 The church was probably erected not long after- 

 w^ards. In the year 1393, the firft ftrufture was 

 burnt down by the careleiTnefs of one of the work- 

 men who was mending the leads. The fellow ob- 

 ferving the mifchief he had done, and that the 

 flames had become too powerful for him to extin- 

 guifh them, ran home, put fome money in his pocket, 

 •and attempted to efcape, but was drowned in fording 

 the river. On an inquifition before the coroners of 

 the town of Shrewfbury, the jury found, " That 

 John Plomer, working upon the leads of St. Chad's 

 church, and perceiving the fanie in flames through 

 his neglecl, ran to his own houfe in the High ftreet, 

 put five marks, four fhillings and fix-pence in his 

 pocket, and fled ; av.l when he came to the ford at 

 the Stone Gate, endeavouring to make his efcape, he 

 was drowned in the river Severn". — In order that 

 this lofs might be retrieved, king Richard II. granted 

 to the bailiffs and commonalty of the town, for three 



years 



