Excerpt from Brief History of Lilleshall and Description of Lilleshall Abbey 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, there fore, 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.