Baschurch PARTICULAR of a very desirable freehold estate called 'Stanwardine' consisting of excellent Farmhouse and Extensive Outbuildings, Several Cottages, 20 Acres of First-Rate Arable and Pasture Land.... which will be offered for Sale by Auction.... 15th day of July, 1869.... 3pp., folio, folded, plus docket title, which is dusty, folding hand-coloured plan. 1869. £34.00

Bridgnorth VOTING PAPERS Five single sheets, size approx. 7" x 10", printed on one side only, for the election November 1st 1841, listing four names of candidates for Councillors of the Borough, with address and occupation, 2 for one set of candidates 2 for another set, signed by four different voters, with house he is rated for, and parish. All four papers have stab holes at centre. 1841. £30.00

Bridgnorth VOTING PAPER size approx. 6" x 7", printed on one side only, for the election November 1st 1843, listing four names of candidates for Councillors of the Borough, with address and occupation. Signed by Voter James Pinner with his address and Parish. 1843. £8.00

Bridgnorth VOTING PAPER size approx. 6" x 7", printed on one side only, for the election November 1st 1843, listing four names of candidates for Councillors of the Borough, with address and occupation. Signed by Voter James Pinner with his address and Parish, witnessed. 1843. £10.00

Claverley and Alveley PARTICULARS WITH PLANS of the highly desirable Freehold Farms... 'Wooton Farm', 'King's Nordley Farm'... with substantial Residence, 5 Cottages, 4 sets of Buildings.... to be Sold by Auction... 11th June, 1919. 5pp., 4to, wraps. 2 folding coloured plans. 1919. £18.00

Clungunford and Hopesay PARTICULARS AND PLAN of a very desirable Freehold Estate.... A Farm House with Outbuildings, Two Cottages, and 177a.2r.9p of Arable and Pasture Land.... to be Sold by Auction.... 8th day of June, 1880. 2pp., folio, title page printed in an attractive variety of decorative typefaces, hand coloured plan. 4p. folio manuscript 'Conditions of Sale' attached with pin.... together with.... 22p. manuscript Abstract of Title, in manuscript, detailing title from 1792. 1880. £55.00

High Ercall EXTRACTS FROM MS. Blakeway Salop 10 relating to the Parish of High Ercall. Transcript, so titled in 4to notebook, 37p. n.d. c1920. £12.00

Ironbridge BILL of G. Beddoes, Wholesale Ironmonger, Colliery Stores & Explosive Merchant, Agent for Wakefield & Co's Blasting Powders and Bickford, Smith & Co's Safety Fuses. Size 15" x 5", printed heading. Written quotation for 30 items of piping. 1908. £6.00

SHROPSHIRE Manuscripts, Maps, Engravings, Ephemera, etc. For a further selection and to receive my latest catalogue please email :- lesley@localhistory.co.uk

Oswestry PROPERTY BELONGING TO MR. WILLM. BICKERTON in the Town of Oswestry Surveyed by Geo. Yates 1816. Manuscript plan, in ink and wash colour, scale 1" = 1 chain. Size 13" x 16", linen backed, folds. Shows houses, pool, gardens and plots in Beatrice Street, with lands going down to a river. Plots with a Lot number (1-10), Reference table with key to Lots, acreage (includes part of pool, five buildings, a weighing machine and land adjoining, six cottages, three houses, orchards etc.) Some wear at two folds, surface grubby... together with... Plan on waxed cotton, size 9" x 11", 1879, showing Beatrice Street, Baptist Chapel, Rope Walk, Wesleyan Chapel, Plough Inn etc. 1816. £65.00

Roughton COPY SURVEY of Nash End Estate. 1p. 4to, listing names of 14 fields with measurements. On adjoining leaf is a letter from James Marshall in Roughton to Bewdley, Worcestershire, 'herewith you receive a copy of the particular of Mr. Smithymans estate as delivered to me by Mr. Elcock who measured it'. 1821. £10.00

Rowton Estate, Clungunford and Hopesay PARTICULARS AND PLAN of a desirable Freehold Estate.... A Farm House with Outbuildings.... Two Cottages.... Arable and Pasture Land.... to be Sold by Auction.... 8th day of June 1880. 2pp., folio, plus docket title, folding plan. 5p manuscript conditions of sale attached.... together with.... ABSTRACT OF TITLE of the Mortgagees of Timothy Bishop to the Rowton Estate.... Manuscript on 22 pages folio, giving title back to 1792. 2 items. 1880. £30.00

Ryton ABSTRACT of Marriage Settlement and other Deeds relating to Mr. William Angworth Junr.'s claim to the Atchley Estate, in Ryton. 15p folio, in manuscript. Includes brief genealogy and lawyer's comments. c1820. £15.00

Ryton, Chelmarsh LEASE FOR A YEAR of capital messauge and farm lands at Achley, Charles Hope, William Angeworth the elder and William Angeworth the younger of The Hay in Quatford to George Clark. Large vellum sheet, 4 wax seals, stain along 6" of one fold. 1808... together with... Abstract of Deeds belonging to Mr. Angeworth, 1808, detailing deeds from 1724, very untidily written; Declaration of John Turnbull of Pitchford, Earl of Liverpool's agent, relative to Angeworth's lease of a meadow at Chelmarsh, 1855; extracted copy of William Angeworth Jones of Bridgnorth's will, 1846; with similar wills of John Jones of St. Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, 1840, and Jesse Russell of Chelmarsh, Farmer, together with a Probate copy, 1795, of William Angeworth's will, on vellum with papered seal and printed certificate, browned, and a bundle of ten burial and marriage certificates for Jones and Angeworth families, from 1774, taken by the Vicar of Chelmarsh from the Registers, with a letter from him. 1795-1857. £45.00

Shiffnal A CHARITY SERMON Will be Preached in Shiffnal Church on the Morning of Sunday, August, 15th, 1830, by the Rev. E. Meredith, A.M. Headmaster of Newport School. For the Benefit of the Shiffnal National Free Schools. Leaflet, 4p, small 8vo, slight wear at fold at left edge. A. Edmonds, Printer, Shiffnal. 1830. £17.00

Walcot G.W.R. BOOKING CLERKS' TRAIN BOOK Sept. 5th 1905 Jan. 26th 1907. Book size 13" x 10", marbled boards, cloth spine, rubbed. G.W.R. label on front board. Printed in double-page spreads in columns, headed with date, with entries in columns for Single and Return Tickets, Train, Stations, First Class, Second Class, Parliamentary, Commencing and closing numbers of tickets, Total Receipts. Generally two days' entries per page. 1905-1907. £155.00
¶ The stations listed include

Walker (J) & (C) SHROPSHIRE. Folding engraved, hand-coloured map, showing Parliamentary Boundaries, dissected and mounted on linen, engraved area approx. 12«" x 15«", plus margins, folding into 12mo cloth boards, with original label. Descriptive summary with table of distances etc., pasted inside front board. 1841. £22.00

Wentnor ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet LV N.W & S.W, LV N.E & S.E. Scale 6" to 1 mile. Size 24" x 36" plus margins. Area of 'Adstone Farm' coloured in blue and pink wash. Linen backed, folding into cloth covered slipcase. Surveyed 1882, reprinted 1901. £24.00
¶ Covers Ratlinghope, Asterton, Linley Hall, Minton.