234 SHREWSBURY. 



Genevil, about the year 1265. The two fons of 

 Edward IV., who are believed to have been mur- 

 dered in the Tower by order of Richard duke of 

 Gloucefter, afterwards king Richard III., are faid, 

 with what truth I know not, to have been born in 

 this friary. 



PjBLic Buildings. 



The Free School (lands in a ftreet leading to the 

 caflle. It is a large antique ilone building, with a 

 fquare tower, and contains, befides a very good 

 fchool-room, a dwelling-houfe, chapel, and library. 

 In the latter there is a valuable collection of books, 

 and feveral natural and artificial curiofities. This 

 fchool was founded in 1552 by king Edward VL; 

 and the onginal building was conftructed of timber. 

 The prefent edifice was erected about forty years 

 afterwardsi 



The Infirmary ftands near St. Mary's church-yard. 

 It was opensd in the year 1745. It is fupported by 

 voluntary bencfaclidtis, and its benefits extend not 

 only to the town and county, but to all proper 

 objects, without didinction of place. The average 

 number of in-patients is about five hundred, and of 

 out-patients feven hundred. 



Millington's HoffHal is fituated on an eminence 

 above Frankwell, a fubarb bzyond the W.ifh bridge. 

 It is a hdndfome b/:ck building, and was iounded in 

 17^4, under the direction of the will of Mr. James 

 Kliilington, formerly a draper of Shrewlbuiy. It 



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