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THE BRITISH ISLE3. 



century; tlio Council House is an old mansion, where the court of tho Welsh 

 Marches was held. St. Mary's Church has an octagonal spire and a profusion of 

 stained glass. " Butchers' Row " is interesting on account of its quaint shops. 

 Monuments have been raised in honour of Lord Hill and Lord Clive. Shrewsbury 



Fig. 56.— Shuewshuky. 



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carries on the manufacture of flannel, agricultural machiner^', and linen- weaving, 

 but is essentially an agricultural town. It is famous for its brawn and 

 cakes. 



Descending the Severn, we soon reach TTroxeter, a village Mith a Norman 

 church, and the ruins of the Roman city of L'riconium, at the foot of the Wrekin. 



