Memorials of the Old Square : being some notices of the Priory of St. Thomas in Birmingham, and the lands appertaining thereto; also of the Square built upon the Priory Close, known in later times as the Old Square; with notes concerning the dwellers in the sixteen houses thereof, and of some notable persons associated therewith / by Joseph Hill and Robert K. Dent.

  • Hill, Joseph, of Birmingham.
Date:
1897
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Memorials of the Old Square : being some notices of the Priory of St. Thomas in Birmingham, and the lands appertaining thereto; also of the Square built upon the Priory Close, known in later times as the Old Square; with notes concerning the dwellers in the sixteen houses thereof, and of some notable persons associated therewith / by Joseph Hill and Robert K. Dent. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Contents. Page. CHAPTER I.—PRIORY, THE ------- i „ II.—PRIORY CLOSE, THE CONVERSION OF THE - - ii „ III.—SOUTH ANGLE, THE - - - - - 19 „ IV.—EAST ANGLE, THE - - - - - - 47 „ V.—NORTH ANGLE, THE - - - - - 67 „ VI.—WEST ANGLE, THE ------ 93 APPENDIX - - - - - - - - - izz List of Illustrations. Page. The Old Square, as it was Frotitispiece. Augustinian Friar - ..3 Plan of the Priory lands - - - - - - -To face 9 Birmingham from St. Philip’s, circa 1814- - - - - -14 Former Meeting House of the Friends - - - - - - 23 Hector’s House in the Square - - - - - -To face 28 The Old Square, South-East View - - - - - - 45 Memorial Obelisk to Colonel Thomas Unett, C.B. - - - - 5.1 The Old Square, North-East View - - - - - - 68 Grave of John Wyatt, St. Philip’s Churchyard - - - - - 79 Major-General Sir James Johnstone, K.C.S.I. (portrait) - - - - 82 Dr. Edward Johnstone (portrait) - - - - - - - 89 The Old Square, North-West View - - - - - - 94 Farmer’s House (afterwards Galton’s Bank), Steelhouse Lane - - - 98 Old View of Temple Row - - - - - - - 112 The Old Square, South-West View - - - - - - 120 The Old Square, 1797 and 1897 - - - - - - -123 Westley’s North Prospect of the Square, circa 1730 - - - - 124 The Johnson Memorial Room, Aston Hall - - - - - 134