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Acton Burnell maps
Historic maps of Acton Burnell and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Acton Burnell maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Shropshire
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Acton Burnell books
Displaying 3 of 3 books about Acton Burnell and the local area. View all Acton Burnell books
Shropshire Living Memories
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£14
Ludlow Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Shropshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
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I only knew Atcham as the place where my grandfather's family lived in 1901. My grandfather lived there with the rest of his family in the Atcham Schoolhouse because his dad was the local School Master at that time. I recently crossed the globe and visited that same house in the beautiful setting that is Atcham. In doing... [more]
Shared on 19 May 2009
My grandfather Bert Hedger managed the garage attached to The Hotel during the late 1920s. It belonged to Phillip West who was a mill owner from Manchester and was managed by his sister-in-law Lillian Harker. It was a five star hotel and all the best people stayed there. A lot of famous racing drivers from the 1920s stayed there for the... [more]
Shared on 21 July 2009
My granny got a job as a waitress at the Lion Hotel so that she could be near her young man to whom she had just got engaged in 1927. I doubt if it has changed much since that time.
Shared on 21 July 2009
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As children my brother John and I attended St Mary's on Town Walls and after school we would make our way towards Barker Street to catch the bus to Springfield, we would spin around the revolving doors at the Hotel across from the Old Victorian Market Hall (I think it was called the George) and be... [more]
Shared on 11 December 2008
Extracts From Acton Burnell & Shropshire books
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The castle at Acton Burnell was built at the end of the 13th century by Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath and Wells and Lord Chancellor of England. It is thought that the first proper meeting of Parliament, called by the members themselves rather than at the behest of the King, was held in a barn just next to the castle. There were obviously many merchants amongst the members, as the first statute passed agreed... [more]
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Shropshire Photographic Memories
Chirbury was the home of Lord Herbert, an Elizabethan philosopher, diplomat and keen historian. He collected a large library of chained books (the books were chained to their shelves so that they could not be taken away) which he bequeathed to the villagers. The books are now kept in the main library in Shrewsbury.
This is an extract from Shropshire Photographic Memories.
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Shropshire Photographic Memories
Chirbury was the home of Lord Herbert, an Elizabethan philosopher, diplomat and keen historian. He collected a large library of chained books (the books were chained to their shelves so that they could not be taken away) which he bequeathed to the villagers. The books are now kept in the main library in Shrewsbury.
This is an extract from Shropshire Photographic Memories.
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