L U D LO W T w n a nd N i h u r h o e g b o OO d . A SERIES OF SKE TCH ES OF I TS SCEN ER Y . ” N TI UI TIES GEOL OG Y ETC D RA WN é; D ESCRIB E D Q , , E A N D IN IN P N K . OL IV ER BAKER , T HE O L So c i ET Y OF PA IN T E R - ET CH E R S L ON N R YA ( DO ) , MEMBER OF T HE RO Y A L SOC IET Y OF A R TIS T S (BIRMING H A M) WIT H IL L UST RA TION S IN FA G- SIMIL E FR OM S KE TCH ES B Y TH E A U TH OR . Th i rd Edition . HAL L O L N N IMPK IN M AR S dc C . O DO : S , LU D LOW W L L EY 2 B U L L I N G . G . O O , 4 , R 1 06 9 . "AL L RIG H TS R ES ER V ED . " ’ AUTHOR S PREFACE TO 1 888 ED ITION . ’ ME SO few years ago , whilst making additions to Wright s l Lud ow Guide for Mr . Woolley , I undertook at his request to write and illustrate a more ambitious work , which has eventually taken the shape Of the present volume . Of Its general plan was adopted , for the sake brevity and to avoid the tedi ous repetitions to which topographi cal l books are so liable . The purely historica portion has been l as . only slightly treated , for severa re ons The documents wh ich would have been essential to a serious historical treatise are bulky and numerous it would have been easy to fill the book , or a much larger one , with deeds , charters , ’ and churchwardens accounts ; but apart from the d iffi culti es as to space , they would have been to some extent out of place in a popular work . Many of these have been already published , and I have met people who collected — them but never anyone who read them . h There was not much room , therefore , for original researc Of in the historical branch the subj ect , except where it was Of possible , by the examination existing buildings , to throw n Of Bromfield light o their past , as for instance in the case Priory , in which important events at and subsequent to the Reformation are traced from the existing remains , appar m ently for the first ti e . This was a field which had remained m co paratively untouched . I regret that in the case of the Guild College , I discovered the most interesting remains too late to insert more than a very slight notice Of them . The large fourteenth - century window at the back of Church Street (which has low transoms and wooden shutters , showing it to be domestic work) would have been worth describing in detail . 8 8 4 376 u In conclusion , I have to ask the ind lgence of those who — m a y think the point of view I have taken that of the e —a n n sketcher and the arch ologist u practical one . It is Th e n ot . so in reality fact is , that stronger language than mine might be used in condemnation of the heedless vandalism which in some cases is robbing us of our lawful heritage . This is sometimes done by people who h u n n ave no exc se for not k owi g better , under the plea of ” i restoration , which often amounts to actual rebu lding . I have to acknowledge kind und valuable help from man y friends who showed an interest in the work I under E . took ; and especially to Miss Smith of Ludford , Mr . E . dwin Smith , and the late R K Penson , Esq , my thanks k a re due ; also to the Rev . J . D . La Touche for loo ing o ver the geological chapter . E GBA T N I 8 SS. D S O , ’ U BL I ER P P SH S REFACE To 1 906 ED ITION . The aim of this work is to present in a popular and readable shape an accurate account of the Ludlow district , and of the obj ects of historica l interest with which i t abounds . hi s . B In entrusting it to Mr Oliver aker , I felt that a artistic and arch eological qualifications , and his intimate i o f acquaintance with the local ty, well fit him for the task dealing with a neighbourhood whose cla im to attention i ts rests so completely on scenery and antiquities . The Pictorial Illustrations form an important feature , - for Mr . Baker having made sixty seven spe cial Sketches - l th e them , which have been reproduced in fac simi e by - E eminent process engravers , the Typographic tching Com pany , of London If it reveals the rich mine Of good things that Ludlow and its Neighbourhood is to the Antiquary , Artist , Amateur Photographer , Naturalist , Geologist , Lover ” Of r Nature , and the j aded man of business , in far wide circles than hitherto , my ambition and aim in publishing this volume describing in black - and-white one of th e most interesting and picturesque towns and localities i n E wi . ngland , ll find ample reward 1 888 The 4to Subscription edition published in , and the 8 vo 1 88 m edition of 9, have been out of print for so e m time . To eet the demand for copies by the public , Of 1 88 I have reprinted the edition 9, with all the original illustrations . I heartily thank the Press and the Public in for so kindly receiving the previous editions , and trust this more handy size it will still enjoy the appreciation o f the touring public . C R E ST . O V , LUDLOW, 1 06. August , 9 CO N T EN T S . AG P E . H P ER I C A T . I NT RODUCT ORY H P ER II C A T . THE T IT X A H T CAS LE 2 S E T ERIOR ND IS ORY. — — — — First Aspect Ou ter Walls Sally - port B eacon Tower Ex — — — ’ t ern al Walks Gat eway Its Origin Leland s Accoun t of — — ‘ ’ th e Fi t zwari ne R omance Its Cast ellan s Th e Baron s W a r — — Its Occu pation by th e Mortimers B y R ichard Plan tage ne t— e h L — E r IV t e n n R e e . Sack d by a castria s stor d by dwa d _ - — — Pri nce Arthu r Co u rt of Marches Th e Lords Presid e n t “ — — Comu s H u dibras Parliamen tary Siege D ecay HAP ER III C T . T H E T I N ERIOR OF T CAS LE . — — ' — T h e O u t er Ward Barracks Mortimer s Tower Bridge a nd — — — I nner Gat e Th e I nner VVa rd Norman K eep O ther Nor — — ’ — ma n ork R ou nd Chapel Prince Arthu r s R oom Great —W H all S tate Apartmen ts HAP ER IV C T . TH E I H H PAR SH C URC . — — — Its Sit u ation Sou th Sid e First I mpre ssion Scen e fr om — — — Ch u rchyard Its History I n terior He xagonal Porch — — — — N ave Arcad e s Aisl e s R ood Loft Collegiat e Stalls — - — — Miserere Carvings Th e Lady Chape l It s Screen Th e ’ n — n e — Its ee n a nd n — n i en Fo t St . Joh s Chap l Scr Fitti gs A c t — — — — — Glass Th e Ch ance l Vestry S edili a R eredos Treas u re — Chamber Monu men ts HAP ER C T V . T H T W E O N . — — R emai ns of th e Monasteri es Th e College Th e Grammar School — — — Barnaby Hou se D i nham Chapel Th e Town Wall — — — Broad Gat e Gaol B u tter Cross Corporation Maces — — Civic B u ildings D omestic Architect u re Almshou ses Th e M u seu m ii . H P ER V I C A T . LUDFORD . — — — ge Village Chu rch Monu men ts to th e Foxes ’ n —Lu H u e—St Gi leS s A m u e Charlto s dford o s . l sho s Whi tcli fi R V II CHAPT E . N ING I T I T SURROU D D S R C . Introd u ctory H P ER C A T VI I I . ’ W T H T ALK o RIC ARD S CAS LE . ’ — — — — H u ck s Barn Overton S u nny Gu tter Moor Park H aye — — — ’ Woods B a tch co t t Th e Castle Mou nd a nd R u ins Clark s — — — Accou n t Chu rch Bone y W ell Cou rt H ou se a nd D ove cot e H P ER IX C A T . W LK T o B FI L T H GH O AK L Y . A ROM E D , ROU PARK — ’ — — V iews of Castle Prior s H alton Oa kly Park B ro mfield — — — Bridge Priory Village B u rw a y H P ER C A T X . W R N F W F E RI’ ‘ ON E TC LK T o O EL TO T H GH H O O F .