| HER Number (PRN): | 62105 |
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| Name: | 16th century part of Riggs Hall, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Shrewsbury |
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| Listed Building (II) 1246750: RIGGS HALL AND RIGGS HALL, TO REAR OF LIBRARY |
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Monument Type(s):
- HOUSE (16th century - 1588 AD to 1589 AD)
Summary
A Two-storey L-plan house, built for John Meighen, the headmaster of the Grammar School in 1588-9. The building was built against the truncated remains of a medieval building, PRN 62104. The site is protected by the Grade II Listing of PRN 10134.
| Parish: | Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ41SE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 4935 1281 |
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Related records
| 10134 | Part of: Riggs Hall, to rear of Library, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury (Building) |
| 62104 | Related to: Hall house, part of Riggs Hall, Castle Gates (Monument) |
| 10131 | Related to: Library, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury (Building) |
| 60247 | Related to: Saxon remains recorded during excavations at Rigg's Hall (PRN10134) 1978 (Monument) |
| 62501 | Related to: Shrewsbury Castle, outer bailey, rampart (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Component of PRN 10134.
Two-storey L-plan house, built for John Meighen, the headmaster of the Grammar School in 1588-9, dated from documentary evidence and from a cambered tie beam or collar, said to have been removed from the former porch and taken to the Schools site, Kingsland, when Shrewsbury School moved in 1882. Rigg's Hall takes its name from John Rigg, second master from 1861 to 1872. The building was built against the truncated remains of a medieval building, known in the 16th century as Shetton's or Shotton's Place (PRN 62104). Built in the 'Shrewsbury School' carpentry tradition with vine-leaf decoration on barge boards and tie beams, close studding and S-braces; it formerly had a two-storey porch and a probable external stair tower; see listing description and the archaeological report for further details <1><2>
Sources
| [01] | SSA3458 - List of Buildings: Department of National Heritage (DNH). 1995-Nov-17. 47th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 653-1. List volume. p103. |
| [02] | SSA4158 - Monograph: Carver Martin O H (ed). 1983. Two Town Houses in Medieval Shrewsbury. Trans Shropshire Archaeol Hist Soc. Vol 61. p48-50, p53-55 (Knight, D et al). |
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 20 2020 12:30PM |
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