Owdo me owd butties thank’ee for joining me for some more of me chunnerin’s, today it’s all about a little stone in the middle of nowhere. In January 1691 a pedlar left Newcastle (our Newcastle in Shropshire) in plenty of… Read More »CANTLIN STONE aka Pedlar’s Stone
Owd Mr Chatterpie (part two) Owdo me owd butties, thank’ee most kindly for poppin’ in for another brevit. I thought you might like to know how to ward off some bad luck. In Shropshire the Magpie is sin(seen) as the… Read More »Ye Olde Blogge – Maggie Pies
At 8 & 8A there used to be a very popular tearooms who were regularly visited by a less traumatic family thought to be frum the early 18th century. The mother used to frequent the upstairs restaurant room, the father… Read More »Haunted Shrewsbury DAY ELEVEN – 8/8a Milk Street
As the name suggests, Milk Street used to be Shrewsbury’s shopping area for milk and dairy products. In the 1500’s a couple of dairy workers, Mr and Mrs Davies lived at 4A with their two young sons Daniel and Bryn.… Read More »Haunted Shrewsbury DAY TEN – 4a Milk Street
Some of you may remember this shut frum our stroll around the shuts of Shrewsbury (and some of you may need to pop to our shop) and how it got it’s name frum the future King Henry’s troops being billeted… Read More »Haunted Shrewsbury – DAY NINE – Barracks Passage
This grade ll* listed house dates back to the late 1500’s but it has been altered and added to over the years. It has been home to the wonderful Peele collection of toys and books and a few “visitors”. The… Read More »Haunted Shrewsbury – DAY EIGHT – the Old House, Dogpole
Sometime in the late 1780s a mon travelling frum Dublin to London decided to break his journey with a night in Shrewsbury. He booked himself into the recently renamed Lion Hotel (it was previously the Red Lion) and requested a… Read More »Haunted Shrewsbury DAY SEVEN – St Julian’s Churchyard
Well, after all of yesterday’s “visitors” you may be pleased to know that we only have one today but she visits a building certainly worth having a brevit at. The Draper’s Hall, built in 1576, retains many original fixtures and… Read More »Haunted Shrewsbury DAY SIX – Draper’s Hall
Although, after restoration by the late Bob Freeman, the parade is whum (home) to a fine selection of independent shops but prior to closing in 1977 it was home to the Royal Salop Infirmary and that is where our visitors… Read More »Haunted Shrewsbury DAY FIVE – The Parade
Number 27 Pride Hill was built in 1964 and over the years has been an electrical shop, a fast food restaurant, a charity shop, a supermarket and a bakery but our next visitor predates all of these. The main General… Read More »Haunted Shrewsbury DAY FOUR – 27 Pride Hill