← History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire [1851]
Chapter 22
Conveyance by Railway
On the Shrewsbury & Chester, the Shrewsbury & Birmingham, and on the Shrewsbury and Stafford Branch of the Shropshire Union Railways. Station: Castle Gates; William Patchett, station master.
Omnibuses.
To Ironbridge, from the Unicorn Inn, Benjamin Wright, on Saturday.
To Llandisio, from the Mermaid, John Williams, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
To Much Wenlock, from the Unicorn Inn, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Carriers by Railway.
To London, Birmingham, and all parts of the kingdom, Pickford & Co., Canal Wharf; James Elledge, agent.
To London, Birmingham, and Wolverhampton, &c., Crowley, Hicklin, & Co., from their Warehouse, Welsh Bridge; John Brazier, agent.
Shropshire Union Railway & Canal Co., General Carriers to all parts of the kingdom. Goods Depôt, Castle Foregate; James Smith, agent.
Conveyances by Water.
To London, Dover, Liverpool, Hull, &c., Pickford and Co., from the Canal Wharf; James Elledge, agent.
To London, Birmingham, &c., Crowley, Hicklin, & Co., Welsh Bridge; John Brazier, agent.
To Bristol, and all the intermediate places, Henry Lowe, Mardol Quay.
To Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, and all intermediate places, the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company, from Commercial Wharf; James Smith, agent.
To London, Birmingham, and Wolverhampton, and all intermediate places; Wm. Rogers, wharfinger, Frankwell.
Carriers from the Inns.
To Aberystwith—Richard Morgan, from Rogers’ Warehouse, Frankwell, Tuesdays and Fridays.
To Acton Burnell—Richard Onions, from the Barge Inn, on Saturday; and Richard Pascall, from the Spread Eagle, on Wednesdays and Saturday.
To Baschurch—John Taylor, from the Mermaid, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
To Berriew—David Davies, from the Old Trumpet, on Wednesdays; and John Pugh, from Rogers’ Wharf, Frankwell.
To Berrington—William Mallett, from the Lion and Pheasant, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Bilston—William Davey, from the Old Trumpet, on Wednesdays.
To Bishops Castle—John Nightingale, from the White Horse, on Fridays; Richard Preese, from the Old Trumpet, Wednesdays and Saturdays; William Hindley, from the Bell, Saturdays; John Bright, from the Red Lion, Wednesdays and Fridays; and Thos. Black, from the Red Lion, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
To Broseley and Ironbridge—Richard Thomas, Abbey Foregate, Tuesdays and Fridays; and William Williams, Wyle Cop, on Mondays and Fridays.
To Buddington—John Jones, from the Mermaid, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Cardington—John Perks and Ellen Corfield, from the Swan, on Saturdays.
To Church Stretton—Benjamin Jones, from the Old Trumpet, Saturdays; William Harley, from the Barge Inn, Saturdays; and John Lea, from his house, Coleham, on Tuesdays and Fridays.
To Condover—Huffer, from the Spread Eagle, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Cound—Geo. Taylor, from the Spread Eagle, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Dawley Green—Thomas Mansell, from the Old Trumpet, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Dorrington—John Blaney, from the Barge Inn, Saturdays.
To Ellesmere—Richard Williams, from the Prince of Wales, Tuesdays and Fridays.
To Grinshill and Yorton—Thomas Gregory, from the Bell Inn, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Habberley—Thomas Bromley, from the Mermaid, Saturdays; and Edw. Houghton, from the Queen’s Head, Saturdays.
To Hadnal and Preston Brockhurst—William Eccleston, from the Bell, Saturdays.
To Hawkestone—Edward Tudor, from the Bull’s Head, Saturdays.
To Hereford—By the carriers to Ludlow.
To High Ercall—John Bates, from the Bull’s Head, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Kerry and Newtown—David Jones, from the Queen’s Head, Wednesdays.
To Lebotwood—John Williams, from the Lion and Pheasant, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Llanfair—Evan Reese, from Rogers’ Wharf, Frankwell, Wednesdays.
To Llanidloes—Richard Morgan, from Rogers’ Wharf, Frankwell, Tuesdays and Fridays.
To Llanymynech—William Morris, from the Elephant and Castle, Saturdays.
To Ludlow—David Jones, from the Barge Inn, Wednesdays and Saturdays; and John Lea, from his house, Coleham, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Loppington—Charles Brown, from the London Apprentice, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Minsterley—S. Madox, from the White Hart, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays; and Samuel Swan and Joseph Hill, from the Castle and Falcon, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Montgomery—Ann Jones, from the Britannia, Wednesdays; John Oliver, from the Queen’s Head, Wednesdays and Saturdays; and R. Evans, on Wednesdays, from Lowe’s Warehouse, Mardol.
To Much Wenlock—Richard Thomas, from his house, Abbey Foregate, Mondays; Richard Nicklin, from the Spread Eagle, on Wednesdays and Saturdays; Jeremiah Aston, from the Sun Tavern, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Newtown, Llanidloes, & Aberystwith—Evan Reece, on Wednesdays, and Richard Morgan, on Thursday, from Rogers’ Warehouse, Frankwell.
To Picklescott—James Wild, from the Barge Inn, Wednesdays and Saturdays; Wm. Griffith, from the Seven Stars, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Poole—R. Jones, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from Circus Yard.
To Pontesbury & Minsterley—Thos. Everall, from Rogers’ Warehouse, Frankwell; Thomas Davies, from the Queen’s Head, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
To Preston Brochhurst—Trevor, from the Bull’s Head, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Pulverbatch—Richard Dovaston and Philip Morris, from the Spread Eagle, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Shawbury—Thomas Richards, from the Mermaid, Saturdays; Thos. Humphreys, from the Bell, on Saturdays.
To Stretford Bridge—Thos. Humphreys, from the Bell, on Saturday.
To Trewerne and Welshpool—Thos. Williams, from the Queen’s Head, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Uffington—Elizabeth Davies, from the White Hart, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Wellington—Edward Thomas, from the Barge Inn, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays; and Jackson, from the Lion and Pheasant, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
To Welshpool, and Newtown—Robert Sackett, from Rogers’ and Crowley’s Warehouses, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays; and Edward Harris, from the Queen’s Head, on Wednesdays.
To Westbury—John Handley, from the Mermaid, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Weston & Hawkstone—John Phillips, from the Queen’s Head, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Withington—Thomas Leary, from the Yorkshire House, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
To Wolverhampton—Frederick Worthington, from the White Hart, Saturdays.
To Worthen—William Downes, from the Elephant and Castle, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.