Picturesque views and description of cities, towns, castles, mansions, and other objects of interesting feature, in Shropshire, from original designs, taken expressly for this work, by MrFrederick Calvert, engraved on steel by MrTRadclyffe, with historical and topographical illustrations . < s -a. OF SHROPSHIRE. 123 fourth daughter of Edward Williams, Esq. of Eaton, Shropshire, by whom he had twodaughters, and the present proprietor of Stanley Hall.—Motto—Esto sol testis. Pockington, the mansionof William Ormsby Gore, Esq.—This place originally borethe name of Constables Hall, and was the r
Picturesque views and description of cities, towns, castles, mansions, and other objects of interesting feature, in Shropshire, from original designs, taken expressly for this work, by MrFrederick Calvert, engraved on steel by MrTRadclyffe, with historical and topographical illustrations . < s -a. OF SHROPSHIRE. 123 fourth daughter of Edward Williams, Esq. of Eaton, Shropshire, by whom he had twodaughters, and the present proprietor of Stanley Hall.—Motto—Esto sol testis. Pockington, the mansionof William Ormsby Gore, Esq.—This place originally borethe name of Constables Hall, and was the residence of the family of Laken, now heiress of that family married William Mawrice, of Clenenucy, whose grand-daughter,also an heiress, married into the family of the Owens, from whom arose the celebratedSir John Owen, who shone conspicuously in the royal cause during the Parliamentarywars. The male line ceasing, it devolved to a lady, who was united to OwenOrmsby, of Willowbrook, in Ireland. It again devolved to a female, and their daughterand heiress was married to William Gore, Esq., the present owner, who is repre-sentative of the Woodford branch of that family, and on his marriage added her paternalname. Pennant, the celebrated tourist, considered that this place was o
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