In early youth he was deeply impressed by the lingering relics of Roman and Saxon days and by the pastoral life that characterised his native place.
Numerous papers of his were read to the Society of Antiquaries of London, of which he was elected a fellow about 1840, and at the meetings of the Royal Archaeological Institute.
He showed there much aptness for antiquarian discovery, and threw light upon vestiges of Roman occupation in his native county which Nash and other historians had regarded as unidentified.
[citation needed] Marrying Catherine, daughter of William Hartshorne, Esq., of Clipstone, Northamptonshire, by whom he had an only child, William Hartshorne Allies (who succeeded him), he quitted London, and resided for some years at Catherine Villa, in Lower Wick, now part of Worcester,[1] taking part in all reunions and movements connected with Worcestershire and its history.
[citation needed] Besides papers in the Archæological Journal, he wrote many interesting letters on his favourite subjects in the Literary Gazette, 1845, et seq., and other magazines.