I am searching the source(s) of a saying that in the nineteenth century, one could walk from the center of Shrewsbury every day for a year, using different roads, and wind up in a different pub every day.
Any ideas about how many pubs are within walking distance of the center of modern day Shrewsbury -- assuming one does not have to care about the safety of walking along today's roads?
Does anyone know of a list of the names (and locations, where out of the Town) of early 19th-century pubs in the Shrewsbury area?

hello

this is a list from 1828:

SHREWSBURY

Maltsters

Sam. Asterley - Barker Street

Wm. Barrett - Wyle Cop

T Beacall- Castle Foregate

J Barnbrook - Frankwell

R Bailey - Abbey Foregate

John Brayne - Abbey Foregate

Ed. Cound - Back Lane

J Davies - Abbey Foregate

Eliz. Davies - Frankwell

John Davies - Frankwell

John Drury - Mardol

T Franks - Frankwell

John Gittins - Barker Street

John Gittins - Frankwell

Wm. Gittins - Frankwell

Roger Gittins - Frankwell

A Griffiths - Mardol

W Harris - Castle Foregate

J Higley Abbey Foregate

R Hughes - Castle Foregate

Lewis Jones - Castle Foregate

Evan Jones - Frankwell

Lewis Jones - Frankwell

Rd. Jones - Castle Foregate

G Johnson - Wyle Cop

Sarah Kent - Frankwell

Thomas Lloyd- Mardol

John Maddox - Frankwell

J Marshall - Coleham

G Medlicott - Cotton Hill

Charles Morley - Frankwell

Morris Morris - Hill’s Lane

R Oakley - Castle Foregate

Evan Owen - Frankwell

John Peele - Butcher Row

B Perkins - Beeches Lane

William Price - Hill’s Lane

T Pugh - Castle Foregate

John Rees - Coleham

Richard Swain - Barker Street

Rd. Stringer - Meole Lane

Samuel Sutton- Frankwell

W & R Taylor - Abbey Foregate

G Thornton - Wyle Cop

B Tunstall - Frankwell

John Turner - Frankwell

Rt. Woodward - Frankwell

Richard Watson - Hill’s Lane



Wine and Spirit Merchants

Peter Beck & Co. - Claremont Street

Philip Hughes - Cornmarket

John Humphrey’s - St Mary’s Street

Jones and Son - Claremont Street

William Niccols- Mardol

Flint & Peele - Dogpole

Hannah Pickstock - High Street

Deborah Simpson - Mardol

Thomas Tomlins - Pride Hill



Inns

Britannia - Harriet Cartwright - Mardol

Crown & Commercial Hotel - Ed. Jones - Pride Hill

Fox & Commercial Hotel - Edward Oliver - Princess Street

Lion - William Tompkins - Wyle Cop

Raven - Ferdinand Wheeler - Castle Street

Raven & Bell - ……. Thornton - Wyle Cop

Talbot - John Jobson - Market Street

Unicorn - Sarah Jorden - Wyle Cop



Taverns & Public Houses

Angel - Robert Powle - Foregate

Bear - T Tibbey - Butcher Row

Bell - Thomas Gittoes - Frankwell

Bell - Mary Evans - Abbey Foregate

Bell - Samuel Griffiths - Mardol

Bell - Samuel Dale - Princes Street

Bird - in - Hand - William Allen - Cotton Hill

Boar’s Head - Robert Westwood - Coleham

Bricklayer’s Arms - M Morris - Abbey Foregate

Bridge House - R Woodward - Frankwell

Bugle - David Williams - Knockin Lane

Bull - Thomas Meabry -Abbey Foregate

Bull & Pump - Sarah Harper - Coleham

Bull’s Head - " unoccupied" - Castle Street

Castle & Falcoln - R Onions - Mardol

Castle Inn - William Millington - Castle Foregate

Coach & Horses - T Hunt - Castle Street

Cock - John Peele - Butcher Rowe

Compasses - John Woodward - Frankwell

Cross Guns - Theodosia Barrett - Frankwell

Cross Keys - Edward Smith - High Street

Crown - John Kent - Frankwell

Crown - Mary Edwards - Abbey Foregate

Crown & Anchor - John Roberts - Castle Foregate

Dolphin - Edward Hughes - Castle Foregate

Dun Cow - John Pugh - Abbey Foregate

Elephant & Castle - William Charles Hughes - Mardol

Fighting Cocks - Thomas Pugh - Castle Foregate

George & Dragon - James Harding - Shoplatch

Glove - William Green - St John’s Hill

Golden Cross - Humphrey Parton - High Street

Grapes - R Humphreyham - Castle Foregate

Gullet - William Price - Hill’s Lane

Hope and Anchor - Thomas Griffiths - Barker Street

Hen & Chickens - John Carter - Dogpole

Hill’s Arms - Thomas Lloyd - Mardol

Horse & Jockey - William Camfield - Mardol

Jones’ Arms - J Jones - Castle Gates

King’s Arms - William Dean - Claremont Street

King’s Head - A Griffiths - Mardol

Leopard - William Bury - Pride Hill

Lion & Pheasant - William Barret - Wyle Cop

London Apprentice - Eleanor Croft - Cotton Hill

Mason’s Arms - John Asterley - Castle Gates

Mermaid - John Bryan - St John Hill

Nag’s Head - John Peters - Wyle Cop

Nag’s Head - John Fletcher - Castle Gates

Nelson’s Arms - Henry Thomas - Barker Street

New Inn - Ann Davies - Frankwell

Old Bush - Richard Bayley - Abbey Foregate

Old Golden Heart - William Langford - Claremont Street

Old Holyhead Coach Office - T Mountford - Wyle Cop

Old Plough - John Kent - Castle Foregate

Old Post Office - Benjamin Gittins - Milk Street

Old Seven Stars - Francis Jarrett - Coleham Head

Old Swan - Thomas Onslow - Coleham Head

Old Thrashers - Mary Johnson - Castle Foregate

Old Three Fishes - Charles Newnes - Fish Street

Old Wherry - Louisa Dobson - Wyle Cop

Park Inn - John Graham - Abbey Foregate

Plough - Mary Pickering - Corn Market

Plough and Harrow - Jeremiah Marshall - Coleham

Prince of Wales - Edward Jones - Frankwell

Queen’s Head - Mary Williams - Mardol

Red Lion - Joshua Jones - Castle Foregate

Seven Stars - Thomas Wild - Frankwell

Severn Trow - William Plowden - Wyle Cop

Shrewsbury Arms - Edward Farmer - Church Street

Spread Eagles - Edward Richards - Wyle Cop

String of Horses - W Parker - Frankwell

Sun - William Parker - Rowhill

Sun and Ball - Thomas Beacall - Castle Foregate

Sun Tavern - John Morgan - - Milk Street

The Ship - Thomas Evans - Bridge Street

Turf Inn - R Simons - Claremont Hill

Waggon and Horses - John Hindley - Pride Hill

Wheat Sheaf - William Wilson - Wyle Cop

White Hart - A Rowlands - Mardol

White Horse - Timothy Blakeway - Frankwell

White Horse - William Brindley - Abbey Foregate

White Lion - James Grice - St John’s Hill

Yorkshire House - Mary Ryder - St Mary’s Place



and this is a list of the pubs in the loop of the river today:
The Admiral Benbow.
The Albert.
The Albion.
The Armoury.
Baileys Venue Bar.
The Bull Inn.
The Bull's Head.
The Coach and Horses.
Cromwell's of Shrewsbury Hotel.
The Drapers' Hall.
The Exchange.
The Golden Cross.
The Hole In The Wall.
The Hop & Friar
Hop & Friar
The King's Head.
The Lion and Pheasant.
The Lion Hotel.
The Lion Tap
Lloyds In The Town.
The Nag's Head.
The Old Post Office.
The Prince Rupert Hotel.
Rowley's.
The Salopian Bar
The Shrewsbury Arms / aka The Loggerheads
The Shrewsbury Hotel.
The Station Hotel.
The Three Fishes.
The Vaults
The Wheatsheaf.
The Yorkshire House.

the Station is closed at the moment.

hope this helps

s.g.d.

hello again

www.btinternet.com/~rmoj/shrewsbu.htm

this link may be of some interest to you.

s.g.d.

A couple more "pubs" for the list i have thought of

Yates's
The Bedroom
The Bellstone
Bar Med

the Bedroom have got a competition to find a new name.

Pickerings or the Toy Shop would be a nice touch.

s.g.d.

ha ha, that shop was so good, gone crap resently i recun thow, not that i ever still go in there?! :rolleyes:

It closed about 2 years ago and I think that mr Pickering died earlier this year.

s.g.d.