1930s Austin's Monthly Magazine articles, by John Bailey Shelton MBE

as originally published in Austin's Monthly Magazine from November 1832 to June 1939

Compiled and transcribed by R. W. Orland, 2005

I'm sincerely grateful to the Shelton family for their kind permission and encouragement to publish these works.

J. B. Shelton's post-war book A Night in Little Park Street can be viewed here (in PDF format).

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1932
Nov	Gosford Gate
Dec	Co-op Site, West Orchard
1933
Jan	West Orchard, Bridge etc.
Feb	Broadgate Excavations
Mar	Broadgate Excavations
Apr	Broadgate Excavations
May	Black Bull Inn, Pepper Lane
Jun	Black Bull Inn
Jul	Cox Street - River Excavations
Aug	Cox Street - River Excavations
Sep	Cox Street - River Excavations
Oct	Cox Street - River Excavations
Nov	Cox Street - River Excavations
Dec	Park Side Excavations
1934
Jan	Park Side Excavations
Feb	Burges Excavations
Mar	Benedictine Site Excavations
Apr	Benedictine Site Excavations
May	Benedictine Site Excavations
Jun	Benedictine Site Excavations
Jul	Coventry Castle
Aug	Benedictine Site, Palmer Lane Guest House
Sep	Benedictine Site, Wooden Bridge
Oct	Antiquities Exhibition at the Drill Hall
Nov	Well Street Excavations
Dec	Priory Pool & Mills
1935
Jan	Priory Pool & DIstrict
Feb	New Buildings, Tower Foundations
Mar	City Wall, Cook Street Gate, Plumb House
Apr	Priory Tower
May	Priory Tower, Gulson Road, Round Tower, New Gate Foundations
Jun	Broad Well, Burges Ford, Palmer Lane
Jul	White Friars
Aug	Meeting House, Smithford Street
Sep	Meeting House, Smithford Street
Oct	Meeting House, Smithford Street, St. John's Hospital Excavations
Nov	St. John's Hospital, Barracks Square, Black Bull Inn
Dec	Barracks Square, Black Bull Inn
1936
Jan	Barracks Square, Black Bull Inn
Feb	Butcher Row
Mar	Butcher Row
Apr	Butcher Row
May	Butcher Row
Jun	Owen Owen's Site
Jul	Owen Owen's Site
Aug	Owen Owen's Site
Sep	Owen Owen's Site
Oct	Trinity Street
Nov	Trinity Street
Dec	Trinity Street
1937
Jan	Benedictine Museum
Feb	Pool Meadow to Priory Street
Mar	Pool Meadow to Priory Street
Apr	Pool Meadow to Priory Street Excavations
May	Bull Ring, Pottery Kiln, Hippodrome
Jun	Hippodrome, Rex Cinema
Jul	Bablake Excavations
Aug	Cow Lane Site Excavations
1938
May	Rex Site, Trinity Street
Jul	Broadgate Excavations
Sep	Bablake Excavations, Co-op Site, West Orchard
Oct	Trinity Street, Bull Ring
Nov	St. Mary's Cathedral Site, Bull Ring
Dec	St. Mary's Cathedral Site, Bull Ring
1939
Jan	Post Office Excavations
Feb	St. Mary's Cathedral Site
Mar	Art Gallery and Museum
Apr	Art Gallery and Museum
May	Art Gallery and Museum
Jun	Bablake Excavations

Benedictine Site Excavations

June 1934

THE FOUNDATION CHARTER OF THE MONASTERY OF THE BLESSED MARY AT COVENTRY. [1043]

THE POPES BULL CONFIRMING KING EDWARD'S CHARTER

(English Translation from the Latin:)

"Alexander, bishop, servant of the servants of God, to our well-beloved son Edward, king of England, greeting and apostolic benediction. We have joyfully received your eloquent letters testifying of your safety. Wherefore we render thanks to Almighty God, who hath stirred up the sincerity of your heart, for all things profitable to Holy Mother Church. Therefore, according to your writing to the monastery of Saint Mary of Coventry, lately builded by Earl Leofric of honoured memory, where a congregation was established to the service of God, we grant, concede, and confirm their right of our present authority, decreeing that the place itself, supported by the king's ordinances and by apostolic privileges, shall be throughout all time without vexation ["sine vexatione"] of either the bishop of the diocese, or of any other judicial officer of whatsoever rank or authority, and always as thy regal beneficence ["benevolentia tua regalis"] requests and desires. Therefore let the brethren of the same place have the power of choosing fit persons as abbots or deans in succession; from amongst them-selves, or from any assembly they may choose ; and we forbid that they be hindered by apostolic authority. Besides whatsoever they have conferred upon that place, or hath been conferred upon, or should be conferred, we confirm by divine and our authority - And your privileges ; appertaining to the glory of which you there desire to institute, with glad accord we assist and confirm, and in confirm-ing, have decreed that they shall stand for ever, and those who break them, we condemn to eternal malediction.

"Enacted in the year of our Lord's Incarnation, one thousand and forty-three.
[" x I Edward the King have affirmed this liberty of my royal stability,
x I Elfgiva [Emma] mother of the king have confirmed assent in the like.
x I Editha the queen in marriage have con-sented to the royal donation of the same.
x I Eadsie archbishop of the church of Canterbury ["Dorobernesis"] have acquiesced.
x l Alfric archbishop of the church of York ["Eboracensis"] have corroborated.
x I Alfword bishop of London ["Londoniensis"] have subscribed.
x I Aldred bishop of Worcester ["Wigorn"] have imprinted.
x I Duduc bishop of Wells ["Wellensis"] have marked.
x I Wulsy bishop of Lichfield ["Lichesfeld"] have consolidated.
x I Athelstan bishop of Hereford ["Herefordensis"] have made firm.
x I Living bishop of Crediton ["Crediensi"] have affixed.
x I Ednoth bishop of Dorchester ["Dorcens") have yielded assent.
x I Brithwin bishop of Sherborne ["Scirberniensis"] have confirmed.
x I Berthwold bishop of Wilton ["Wiltuniensis"] have concluded.
x I Mannie abbot [of Evesham in Worces-tershire].
x I Siward abbot [of Abingdon in Berkshire].
x I Alfwin abbot [of Ramsey in Hunting-donshire].
x I Godwin abbot [of Winchcomb in Glou-cestershire].
x I Alfricabbot [of Pershore in Worcestershire].
x I Godwin earl ["dux"] [of Wessex].
x I Harold earl ["dux"] [of East Anglia].
x I Leofric ear! ["dux"] [of Mercia].
x I Siward earl ["dux"] [of Northumbria].
x I Sweyn [sub] earl ["dux"] [over Hereford, Gloucester, Bucks, and Oxford].
x I Tostie [sub] earl ["dux"] [over Somer-set, etc.].
x I Radulf in order of place ["more"].
x I AElgar.
x I Rodbord officer ["minister"].
x I Hulfketel officer ["minister"].
x I Godwine officer ["minister"].
x I Frewine officer ["minister"].
x I Leofric officer ["minister"].
x I Moricere officer ["minister"].
x I Alfgar officer ["minister"].
x I Godric officer ["minister"].
x I Leofric officer ["minister"].
x I Siward officer ["minister"].
x I Athelsi officer ["minister"].