The Ruins of the Roman City of Uriconium, at Wroxeter, near Shrewsbury

Part 7

Chapter 71,198 wordsPublic domain

J. O. SANDFORD, PRINTER, SHREWSBURY.

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PLATES.

Plate 1: The north side of the Old Wall at Wroxeter

[Picture: Plate 1. The north side of the Old Wall at Wroxeter]

Plate 2: Wroxeter Church, Shropshire (Vignette)

[Picture: Plate 2: Wroxeter Church, Shropshire (Vignette)]

Plate 3: First Roman Hypocaust Discovered at Uriconium 1859

[Picture: First Roman Hypocaust Discovered at Uriconium]

Plate 4: Roman Tile-Roof, Roman Flag-Roof, Section of Roman Hypocaust, &c.

[Picture: Figures 1, 2, 3, 4: Roman Tile Roof; Figures 5 and 6: Roman Flag Roof; Figure 7: Section of Roman Hypocaust]

Plate 5: Plan of Walls, discovered by the Excavations at Wroxeter, Salop, from February 3rd to September, 1863.

[Picture: Plan of Walls, discovered by the Excavations at Wroxeter, Salop, from February 3rd to September, 1863]

Plate 6: Column in the garden of W. H. Oatley Esq., Wroxeter

[Picture: Column in the garden of W. H. Oatley Esq., Wroxeter]

Plate 7: Ancient Stone Font in Wroxeter Church

[Picture: Plate 7: Ancient Stone Font in Wroxeter Church]

Plate 8: Capitals found at Uriconium

[Picture: Plate 8: Capitals found at Uriconium]

Plate 9: Samian, Upchurch, and Romano-Salopian Pottery

[Picture: Plate 9: Samian, Upchurch, and Romano-Salopian Pottery]

Plate 10: Rings and Combs

[Picture: Rings and Combs (actual size)]

Plate 11: Hair Pins &c.

[Picture: Hair Pins &c. (actual size)]

Plate 12: Skulls from Wroxeter

[Picture: Skulls from Wroxeter]

Plate 13: Roman Remains from Wroxeter

[Picture: Plate 13: Roman Remains from Wroxeter, in the possession of Samuel Wood, Esq., and Mask,. in the Museum, Shrewsbury]

Plate 14: Upchurch Pottery, Adz, Spear Head, and Romano-Salopian (Red) Ware

[Picture: Plate 14: Upchurch Pottery, Adz, Spear Head, and Romano-Salopian (Red) Ware]

Plate 15: Carved stone fragments from Uriconium, in the Garden of Edward Stanier, Esq., Wroxeter

[Picture: Carved stone fragments from Uriconium, in the Garden of Edward Stanier, Esq., Wroxeter]

Plate 16: Sepulchral Stone

[Picture: Sepulchral Stone from in the Cemetery, Wroxeter]

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16. SHREWSBURY, the last remaining Tower of the Old Walls.

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19. SHREWSBURY, Old Church of St. Giles.

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21. SHREWSBURY, the Abbey, West Front.

22. SHREWSBURY, Old St. Chad’s Church.

23. SHREWSBURY, St. Mary’s Church, view from South West.

24. SHREWSBURY, St. Mary’s Church, South Porch.

25. SHREWSBURY, St. Mary’s Church, from the Infirmary.

26. SHREWSBURY, St. Julian’s Church, and Spire of St. Alkmond.

27. SHREWSBURY, St. Chad’s Church.

28. SHREWSBURY, the Portal to the Shoemaker’s Arbour, Kingsland.

29. SHREWSBURY, Lord Hill’s Column.

30. SHREWSBURY, the Stone Pulpit.

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32. SHREWSBURY, the Ferry and House of Industry.

33. SHREWSBURY, Avenue in the Quarry.

34. SHREWSBURY, the Dingle in the Quarry.

35. SHREWSBURY, the Whitehall.

36. WROXETER, remains of Floor in the Baths.

37. WROXETER, supposed Enameller’s Shop.

38. WROXETER, Public Baths, looking West.

39. WROXETER, the Old Wall, and Hypocaust.

40. WROXETER, Public Baths, from the S.W.

41. WROXETER, the principal Hypocaust.

42. WROXETER, Public Baths, looking East.

43. WROXETER, the Excavations, seen from W.N.W.

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FOOTNOTES.

{99a} See Abstract of Proceedings of Royal Society, June, 1862.

{99b} Crania Britannia.

{99c} Pre-Historic Man, vol. ii. p. 306, &c. &c.

{102} In this transcription the advertisements have been moved to the end of the book. In the original the first two (J. O. Sandford) come before the frontispiece. The rest then follow after the Appendix and come before the Plates with the exception of the last two (Shrewsbury and Wroxeter Illustrated; Vincent Crump) which came after the plates.—DP.