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Shropshire Living Memories
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£14
Ludlow Photographic Memories
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£13
Shropshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
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Memories of Abdon
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I lived in Cleehill in the early 1950s in a cottage in the middle of a field. And I do remember the very deep snow we had, and my father having to dig us out. We had a nanny goat which used to butt my father if he got to near her. We lived with my nan, Ada Bearcroft. They were... [more]
Shared on 12 May 2009
This was the cottage that my mum grew up in. She had to move to Wolverhampton in the 1930s because there was no work for girls on Clee Hill. I have wonderful memories of Clee Hill in the 1950s and 60s when we used to visit my gran and grandad, aunts, uncles and cousins. I can remember wild primroses, water cress... [more]
Shared on 16 April 2009
I lived on Clee Hill as a child and they were the best years of my life, the freedom and fun we had riding our bikes, it was so safe, I could see 7 counties from my bedroom window.
Shared on 19 June 2008
Groups of artists would visit in summer and stay at The Feathers Hotel. After breakfast they would choose their locations, some at the church, some at the castle, others would be in the middle of Broad Street. They would set up their stools and easels and stay there all day (except for lunch of course!). There was very little traffic in... [more]
Shared on 27 June 2008
Extracts From Abdon & Shropshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Abdon, inspired by Frith photos.
Notice the paths around the castle – walks were first laid out here in the 18th century for the gentry to enjoy. At the time it was a very popular pastime to promenade along such walks, meet friends, gossip and show off your finery in this way.
This is an extract from Ludlow Photographic Memories.
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This round building is a stunning survival. It is all that remains of the round chapel of St Mary Magdalene. Round chapels such as this are extremely rare; they were usually associated with the Knights Templar (as was the case here), a movement that began in England in 1128.
This is an extract from Ludlow Photographic Memories.
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The tree on the right has since been replaced with cherry trees on either side of the west door. These were planted to commemorate AE Housman, the poet most famous for his volume of poems 'A Shropshire Lad' - one poem begins 'Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough'. He died in 1936, and his ashes are buried in the church wall just to the right of this tree.
This is an extract from Ludlow Photographic Memories.
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