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Acton Reynald maps

Historic maps of Acton Reynald and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Acton Reynald maps

Acton Reynald map

Historic map of Acton Reynald

Shropshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Shropshire

Acton Reynald map

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Acton Reynald photos

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Acton Reynald books

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Shropshire Living Memories
Paperback
$28

Ludlow Photographic Memories
Paperback
$26

Shropshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28

Acton Reynald books
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Memories of Acton Reynald

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Shropshire memories

Stanton

I went to Stanton Infant / Junior school. I remember the bread being baked, Wem brewery delivering to the New Inn, the Old Mill that was destroyed in 1962, for 're-development', a tin shed was erected. The blacksmith shop was opposite the parish room. Ration books were collected from the parish room.
Secondary School was Wem, cycling to the village,... [more]

Shared on 14 January 2009 by John Vaughan.

A long time ago

I lived in Codsall Wood between 1944 and 1952 I attended Albrighton Infants School between 1950 and 1952, I still have my school cap, the only names I can remember was the dinner lady a Mrs Orange and 2 other pupils Darryl Massey and George Carrington, I remember we used to go on nature walks and play soccer across the road,... [more]

Shared on 19 December 2006 by Reg Wilkinson.

Noneley 2010

My name is Stephen Geary and my partner, Jodie Flynn, an Australian, and I live at Noneley Hall with our 4 four children, Charles (16), Abigail (14), Teddy (22m) and Madeleine (4m). The house was the farmhouse for Noneley Hall Farm, comprising the house, farm buildings and just over 300 acres.

We moved here in August... [more]

Shared on 15 January 2010 by Stephen Geary.

Memory's of Noneley

My name is Tim Hamer, I'm 53 and live in Coventry. My family owned Manyor Farm at Noneley between 1952 and 1962 when we left for the West Country. I remember the Pitt family just down the road, Chris, Steve, and Shelia. The Birch family owned Noneley Hall Farm, Grafton Hall Farm was owned by the Lokiers and Foresters Arms Farm... [more]

Shared on 28 December 2009 by Tim Hamer.

my memories

I used to live in the grounds of Peplow Hall.  My father was a gardener there, sadly he has now passed away. But I often think of the place with very good memories. My name then was Carole Cordingley.  Capt. Higgins owned it then but not sure who does now. It was a lovely place to grow up in and I... [more]

Shared on 24 January 2007 by Carole Mcglynn.

An exciting and eerie sight through the fog, December 2006

Hi, my name is David John Peplow and I was born in Wolverhampton in 1944. I now live in Blackpool. My main hobby or interest is clay pigeon shooting and I recently called into Hodnet and was told about Peplow Hall and so on Tuesday the 19th Decamber 2006 my wife Rose and I drove through the fog to find the... [more]

Shared on 22 December 2006 by David Peplow.

Lion Hotel

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 by Christopher Grant.

Runaway sheep

This date is approximate.

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 by Janet Highfield.

Extracts From Acton Reynald & Shropshire books

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Ludlow Photographic Memories

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.

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Ludlow Photographic Memories

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.

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Ludlow Photographic Memories

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.

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