Downloads for your computer
The downloads on this page give you the opportunity to see
unique archive documents and images on your desktop as you work.
Be inspired by Lord Clive's indenture, a nineteenth-century diary
or old photographs from Shropshire. All these images are used in
the themes and exhibitions on Shropshire Routes to Roots.
Desktop wallpaper
To install an image to your desktop, choose a link which fits
with your screen resolution. A new browser window will open, with
the picture in it. Right-click on the picture, and choose 'Set As
Wallpaper'.
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Robert Clive was sent off to India as a junior clerk for the
East India Company in 1755. He soon rose through the ranks to
lead military campaigns against the old Moslem rulers of India.
In 1764, Clive was effectively crowned Nawab and appointed
Governor of Bengal. This is the indenture agreement binding him
to the East India Company.
(From the
Lydbury North collection)
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Agreement between Robert Clive and the East India Company
[Shropshire Archive reference: 552/7/1] |
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Thomas Boycott lived in Coalmoor. From 1803 to 1805 he kept a
remarkable diary, containing everything from drawings of the
natural world, music, a record of the births and deaths in his
parish, and even news of the Battle of Trafalgar! On this page,
he has written an elegiac poem, as well as a rudimentary cure for
a cough.
(From the
Exploring industrialisation theme)
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Nineteenth-century diary of Thomas Boycott
[Shropshire Archive reference: 245/14] |
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This photograph seems to have been taken in the Quarry,
Shrewsbury. On the reverse of this photograph it says, "The Pals
1914-1918". This refers to the 6th Battalion, Kings Shropshire
Light Infantry; they were a 'Pals' battalion, made up of men from
the same area.
(From the A Family at
War theme)
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'The Pals', 1914-1918
[Shropshire Archive reference: 5310/C/25] |
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The county surveys took place between 1700 and the ninteenth
century. They give a snapshot of the topographical knowledge of
the day, although their accuracy and scale are sometimes dubious.
This map is by John Speed. It is very colourful with a close-up
of Shrewsbury and a key to the streets.
(From the
Exploring industrialisation theme)
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John Speed's county map of Salop
[Shropshire Archive reference: CM2] |
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The Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal was the final link
in the chain of canals which crossed Shropshire. Construction
started in 1826 under the direction of Thomas Telford who died in
1834, a year before the canal opened.
(From the
Shropshire Union Canal theme)
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Thomas Telford's plan for a lock
[Shropshire Archive reference: f.BT 27] |
Screensavers
These screensavers show collections of images from the various
themes available on Shropshire Routes to Roots. To install a
screensaver choose the appropriate link and, when prompted,
select 'Save this File/Program to Disk', then 'OK'. Save the file
in an appropriate location on your computer. When the file has
finished downloading, right-click on the file, and choose
'Install'.
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