A Song Addressed to the Pimhill Light Horse Volunteers, on His Majesty's Birthday, June 4, 1801, Watton's Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 2 Image from: Shropshire Archives

A View of Shrewsbury from the South-West, Watton's Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 5 Image from: Shropshire Archives

Advertisement: Batty's Amphitheatre, Shrewsbury, Watton's Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 4 Image from: Shropshire Archives

Advertisement: Batty's Circus, Shrewsbury, including the ascent of Mr Hughes on his head on top of a balloon, Watton's Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 4 Image from: Shropshire Archives

Advertisement: Mrs Graham's Ascent: the first ascent of the Only English Female Aeronaut, Watton's Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 2 Image from: Shropshire Archives

Advertisement: Opening of Hughes' s Great Mammoth Equestrian Establishment, Shrewsbury, Watton's Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 5 Image from: Shropshire Archives

Advertisement: The Last Appearance of Mr Harper, Black singer and comedian, Watton's Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 5 Image from: Shropshire Archives

Architectural Elevation of the Western Side of the Tower on the Welsh Bridge Taken Down in 1791, Watton's Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 2 Image from: Shropshire Archives

Article from The Salopian Journal, 10 October 1838, on Mrs Graham's ascent in a balloon, Watton's Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 2 Image from: Shropshire Archives

Article from the Shrewsbury Chronicle, 27 August 1824, on Mr Green's ascent in a balloon, Watton's Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 4 Image from: Shropshire Archives

Article relating to Mr Green's ascent in a balloon, page 2, Watton's Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 7 Image from: Shropshire Archives

Blacksmith's shop (right), built before 1805, Image from: photograph by: Nabi Heydari (April 2003)