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fine view of the town and fuburbs of Shrewfbuiy. 

 The trees of the Quarry form the appearance of 

 a wood in front of the hoiifes, above which the 

 churches of St. Mary, St. Alkinuiid, and St. Chad, 

 are particularly confpicuous. Beyond thefe objefts is 

 feen the round hill of the Wrekin, and others of the 

 Shropfliire mountains. — At a little diitance from this 

 ftation, and in an oppofite direction, the Breiddin 

 hills are vifible, and an extenfive trad of country 

 towards Wales *. 



Croffing the Severn, from the Houfe of Induftry 

 to the Quarry, by the ferry-boat, I was foon after- 

 wards ihewn a few ancient walls of the houfe of 

 Auftin, or Augujllne Friars. This ftood clofe to the 

 river, at a fliort diitance from the Quarry. It is 

 fuppofed to have been founded by fome one of the 

 Stafford family. 



The Grey, or Francifcan Friary^ was fituated a 

 little to the fouth of the flone bridge. Its ruins 

 now form part of a dwelling houfe. It is fuppofed 

 to have been founded fome time prior to 1353- 



The Black, or Dominican Friary, flood near the 

 river, between the caflle and the flone bridge, at 

 the bottom of St. Mary's Water Lane. Its founda- 

 tion is afcribed to Maud, the wife of JciFry, lord 



* For a very minute and intcrefting account of the H.nife of 

 >[nduftry at Shrewfbury, wiih many vaki-sljle obfervatioiis on the 

 fubjeft, fee. the work of Mr. Wood, publiflied by Longman and 

 . Rees, 8vo. price 3^. 6d, — i8co. 



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