Secret Oswestry

John Idris Jones

• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Year: 2019
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781445687353
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: History

The Shropshire town of Oswestry, lying close to the Welsh border, has long been significant and its history reveals its mixed Welsh and English heritage. At one time part of the Welsh kingdom of Powys, Oswestry's history stretches back into the Bronze Age and it is the site of one of the best-preserved hill forts in Britain. In this book author John Idris Jones reveals the hidden history of Oswestry and its surrounding villages. From its connections to the legendary figure of King Arthur and the site of the battle between the competing Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria where King Oswald, from whom the town's name is derived, died, to the Norman takeover of the area and the later revolt by Owain Glyndwr, Oswestry has been fought over for centuries. It also developed as a prosperous market town serving the community and later is famed as the birthplace of First World War poet Wilfred Owen. Secret Oswestry is fully illustrated and will appeal to all those with an interest in this ancient town.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• 1. Hill Fort (‘Old Oswestry’)
• 2. The Kingdom of Powys
• 3. ‘King’ Arthur
• 4. Owain Glyndwr
• 5. The Battle of Maserfield, AD 642
• 6. Oswestry’s Name
• 7. Oswestry Town
• 8. William Morgan – Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Church
• 9. Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Village
• 10. Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Waterfall
• 11. Town of Whitchurch
• 12. St Almund’s Parish Church, Whitchurch
• 13. Lloyd’s Mansion, The Cross, Oswestry
• 14. Whittington
• 15. Llanymynech Golf Course
• 16. Guto’r Glyn, Willow Street, Oswestry
• 17. Trefonen
• 18. Oswestry School
• 19. Llanfyllin
• 20. Ellesmere, the Mere, Castle and Town
• 21. Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen
• 22. Wilfred Owen, Plas Wilmot
• 23. The Black Gate
• 24. Victorian Railway Buildings
• 25. Cae Glas Park
• 26. The White Lion, Llynclys
• 27. Sweeney Hall
• 28. Ellesmere College
• 29. Oswestry Cricket Club
• 30. Stonehouse Brewery, Morda
• 31. Ian Woosnam OBE
• 32. The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry
• 33. Sir Robert Jones
• 34. Sebastians, Willow Street, Oswestry
• 35. Castle Mound, Oswestry
• 36. Ironworks Centre
• 37. Wilfred Owen Green, Oswestry
• 38. Willow Gallery, Oswestry
• 39. St Oswald’s Well, Oswestry
• 40. Moreton Hall School
• 41. Park Hall and Mensa
• 42. The Cambrian Heritage Railway and Museum, Oswestry
• 43. Baschurch
• 44. Ruyton XI Towns
• 45. Sycharth, Owain Glyndwr’s Home
• 46. Wem and Sweet Peas
• 47. Llanymynech
• 48. The Old Midland Bank, Central Oswestry
• 49. Offa’s Dyke
• 50. Oswestry’s Old Grammar School
• 51. Lion Quays
• 52. Oswestry – a Mecca for Golf
• 53. St Oswald’s Church, Oswestry
• 54. T. Jones & Son, Saddlers
• 55. Llanyblodwel
• 56. The Ceiriog Valley
• 57. The Hand and the West Arms at Llanarmon
• 58. Chirk Castle
• 59. Meifod
• 60. West Felton
• 61. Chirk Castle Gates
• 62. St Martin’s
• 63. Weston Rhyn
• 64. The Marches School, Oswestry
• 65. Rhydycroesau
• 66. Welsh Frankton
• 67. The Fox Inn, Church Street, Oswestry
• 68. The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
• 69. The Cefn Viaduct
• 70. Penson’s Holy Trinity Church, Oswestry
• 71. Municipal Buildings, Oswestry
• 72. The Cornovii Tribe
• 73. Bellan House School, Oswestry
• 74. Hill Farmer Statue
• 75. Nos 4–6 The Cross, Oswestry
• 76. Welsh Walls, Oswestry
• 77. John Leland’s Visit to Oswestry
• 78. Chirk Aqueduct
• 79. Chirk Viaduct
• 80. Ardmillan, Oswestry
• 81. Oswestry’s Original Theatre
• 82. Oswestry – a Market Town
• 83. Beatrice Street, Oswestry
• 84. John F. Kennedy Visits Oswestry
• 85. Shropshire
• 86. Bailey
• 87. Morda Road, Oswestry
• 88. Sir Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941)
• Acknowledgements