A Day in the life of George Cleeve, a vintner (morning)

This is where it all began for me in Shrewsbury. I was a Somerset lad, but after a bit of trouble when I was down in London, it was to Shrewsbury I came in search of fame and fortune. I’ve done pretty well I must say – a respected burgess of the town no less. I started here as a vintner, or landlord, running the Sextry Inn with Thomas Lewis. The priests of St. Chad’s kept their valuables here in King Henry’s day. Now it serves Rowley’s ales! I married Joan across the road at St. Chad’s where my two infant children, Cleombrotus and Anne, are buried, like so many of the town’s children who have died young.

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These dramatised accounts have been created by the Discovering Shropshire's History team. We used information taken from biographies of these individuals as researched by Bill Champion, author of "Everyday Life in Tudor Shrewsbury". These biographies, with the sources he used, can be seen in full by clicking on the "in depth" buttons on each page.