It Happened in Shropshire
Published on 18. March 2010
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Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-906122-19-5 (ISBN)
Description
It Happened in Shropshire is a vibrant and compelling account of the county's diverse heritage; its heroes, its battles, its discoveries, its crimes.
Bob Burrows's highly readable prose transports the reader through time, racing across the landscape of Shropshire's past from the woolly mammoths of 10,000 BC, the Roman occupation of Wroxeter and the Battle of Shrewsbury, to the Industrial Revolution and to the sporting achievements and murderous exploits of recent years.
The book celebrates Salopians of national renown such as Charles Darwin, Clive of India, Wilfred Owen and Percy Thrower, as well as commemorating the accidents and disasters of:
Shropshire's ghostly past...and present
The legends of 'Mad Jack' Mytton and the charismatic outlaw Sir Humphrey Kynaston
A celebration of Salopian sporting champions: Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle, Richie Woodhall, Billy Wright
Shropshire's notorious and also its heroic vicars
The 'Black Panther' and other Salopian murderers exposed
Bob Burrows's highly readable prose transports the reader through time, racing across the landscape of Shropshire's past from the woolly mammoths of 10,000 BC, the Roman occupation of Wroxeter and the Battle of Shrewsbury, to the Industrial Revolution and to the sporting achievements and murderous exploits of recent years.
The book celebrates Salopians of national renown such as Charles Darwin, Clive of India, Wilfred Owen and Percy Thrower, as well as commemorating the accidents and disasters of:
Shropshire's ghostly past...and present
The legends of 'Mad Jack' Mytton and the charismatic outlaw Sir Humphrey Kynaston
A celebration of Salopian sporting champions: Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle, Richie Woodhall, Billy Wright
Shropshire's notorious and also its heroic vicars
The 'Black Panther' and other Salopian murderers exposed
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
1 Maps; 44 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
299 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-906122-19-5 (9781906122195)
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Bob, a retired Area Director of Lloyds TSB Bank, took up writing as a hobby in 2001. To date he has had almost 100 articles published in magazines and newspapers and he has written eight books. His first, Fighter Writer the biography of a First World War poet was launched at the Imperial War Museum in London and he was nominated for the Saltire award in two categories.
Bob lives in a Macclesfield, Cheshire with his wife Pat. The proud father of two and an even prouder grandfather of two he is a sports fanatic.
Bob lives in a Macclesfield, Cheshire with his wife Pat. The proud father of two and an even prouder grandfather of two he is a sports fanatic.
Content
Map of Shropshire 5
Introduction 6
Unique Shropshire facts 10
1. SHROPSHIRE: A COUNTY PROFILE 12
Brief history touching on geology, geography, and culture.
2. FAMOUS SALOPIANS 34
Clive of India, Charles Darwin, Wilfred Owen,
Mary Webb, Ellis Peters, Barbara Pym, Percy Thrower.
3. FASCINATING CHARACTERS 68
Fulk Fitz Warin, Dick Whittington,
Sir Humphrey Kynaston, Tom Parr, Judge Jeffreys,
Molly Morgan, 'Mad' Jack Mytton.
4. MEN OF THE CLOTH 94
Vicar of Stanton Lacy, Reverend Carr.
5. BIRTHPLACE OF CHAMPIONS 116
William Penny Brookes, Captain Matthew Webb,
Sir Gordon Richards, Billy Wright, Joe Hart,
Sandy Lyle, Ian Woosnam, Richie Woodhall.
6. MURDER MOST FOUL 148
George Riley, the Black Panther, Hilda Murrell,
the Heath House Murder, Osbaston House, the Mystery
of the Body in the Burnt-out Car, the Massage Parlour
Murders.
7. IT HAPPENED IN SHROPSHIRE... OR DID IT? 169
Ghosts, apparitions, legend, folk lore and unexplained
events around Shropshire.
8. DISASTERS, ACCIDENTS & TRAGEDIES 194
Mines - Brick Kiln Leasow, Springwell Pit,
Lodgebank Colliery, Snailbeach, Priors Lee, Granville
Colliery, Kemberton Pit.
Railways - Priors Lee, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury.
9. THE BATTLE OF SHREWSBURY, 1403 209
Acknowledgements 216
Useful Addresses 217
Bibliography 219
Index 220-223
Introduction 6
Unique Shropshire facts 10
1. SHROPSHIRE: A COUNTY PROFILE 12
Brief history touching on geology, geography, and culture.
2. FAMOUS SALOPIANS 34
Clive of India, Charles Darwin, Wilfred Owen,
Mary Webb, Ellis Peters, Barbara Pym, Percy Thrower.
3. FASCINATING CHARACTERS 68
Fulk Fitz Warin, Dick Whittington,
Sir Humphrey Kynaston, Tom Parr, Judge Jeffreys,
Molly Morgan, 'Mad' Jack Mytton.
4. MEN OF THE CLOTH 94
Vicar of Stanton Lacy, Reverend Carr.
5. BIRTHPLACE OF CHAMPIONS 116
William Penny Brookes, Captain Matthew Webb,
Sir Gordon Richards, Billy Wright, Joe Hart,
Sandy Lyle, Ian Woosnam, Richie Woodhall.
6. MURDER MOST FOUL 148
George Riley, the Black Panther, Hilda Murrell,
the Heath House Murder, Osbaston House, the Mystery
of the Body in the Burnt-out Car, the Massage Parlour
Murders.
7. IT HAPPENED IN SHROPSHIRE... OR DID IT? 169
Ghosts, apparitions, legend, folk lore and unexplained
events around Shropshire.
8. DISASTERS, ACCIDENTS & TRAGEDIES 194
Mines - Brick Kiln Leasow, Springwell Pit,
Lodgebank Colliery, Snailbeach, Priors Lee, Granville
Colliery, Kemberton Pit.
Railways - Priors Lee, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury.
9. THE BATTLE OF SHREWSBURY, 1403 209
Acknowledgements 216
Useful Addresses 217
Bibliography 219
Index 220-223