Resources

Gazetteers of Nonconformist Chapels

There are two gazetteers of Nonconformist Chapels, one for Shropshire and one for Shrewsbury.

Henry Pidgeon's Salopian Annals

Henry Pidgeon of Shrewsbury (d. 1871), was professionally a chemist on the High Street. He served as borough treasurer for 31 years, resigning a few months before his death. He was also the author of a popular guidebook to Shrewsbury and a number of other historical writings about the town and its surroundings.

As a young man, Pidgeon maintained a sort of civic diary, his Salopian Annals. There were at least seven volumes of these, covering the years 1823-1831, of which five are known to survive. They describe the life of Shrewsbury in these years in great detail.

A full transcription of the five surviving volumes is available here [1.2MB].

Wem resources

• Wem Survey, 1589
• Wem Suit Roll, 1585
• Wem Survey, 1648
• Wem Register of Sales
• Wem Suit Rolls, c.1798

Newport resources

• To be added

Chetwynd resources

• Edgmond and Chetwynd Particular, 1786