Brief History of Lilleshall and Description of Lilleshall Abbey (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Brief History of Lilleshall and Description of Lilleshall Abbey The excavations to ascertain the buildings of which the Abbey consisted were made at the cost of His Grace the Duke of Sutherland, K.G., by request of his son, the Marquis of Stafford, who had taken up his residence at Lilleshall House, the writer having suggested them. Every research was made, so as to make it, if possible, final, and carefully measured plans were made of the whole. In consequence of the serious disfigurement of what is a very pretty place, the source of so much pleasure to the numerous visitors both from the surrounding locality and elsewhere, it was necessary to cover them all with soil again, but as it was found that the remains, from having been buried so many years, became so friable by exposure to the air, this could scarcely be regretted, the more so as the accurate drawings will best preserve the knowledge of the whole. The objects in view in the preparation of this little book are that visitors to the Abbey may be assisted in their inspection of the ruins, and that they may know something of the purposes and uses of the buildings of a monastery and the occupations of its inmates, which have played such an important part in the history of the country, and that also residents of the locality might have some knowledge of the history of the place they live in. It was, therefore, thought desirable not to encumber these pages with too many references to authorities, but to present as accurate a picture of the past as our knowledge will permit, and if these objects are effected, the writer will be content. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.