Ironbridge, Shropshire
Ironbridge photos
Displaying 1 of 19 old photos of Ironbridge. View all Ironbridge photos
Ironbridge maps
Historic maps of Ironbridge and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Ironbridge maps
Ironbridge books
Displaying 3 of 3 books about Ironbridge and the local area. View all Ironbridge books
8 Ironbridge photos appear in 3 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Ironbridge
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As a child who was born in 1924 I lived with my family (name of Rogers) just down stream of the bridge I attended the "Blue School"and St.Lukes Church as did all my Brothers and Sisters climbing the 100 or more steps past the chuch to go to school twice a day belting home at midday down... [more]
Shared on 22 January 2008
Shropshire memories
I was born in 1949 in Victoria Road, Madeley and have many memories of life as it was in the 1950's onwards. I remember Jones' buses, Pooles the cobblers, Carters, Stodd's the Drapers, Shums the chemist, and most memorable of all, Nellie Oakes' shop in Park Avenue. It was always a delight to visit there to purchase four chews... [more]
Shared on 17 January 2008
does anyone remember Alice Amy Robinson
Does anyone remember Alice Amy Robinson or any of the Robinsons, who lived at 33 Broadway Shifnal during the war? I would love any memories of them. Thankyou, Barbara Madeline de Havilland (formerly known as Margaret Robinson)
Shared on 13 July 2009
Do you have any photos of the Womens Land Army Hostel in 1946?
Shared on 05 April 2009
This is a follow on from my earlier memory - Christmas in Shifnal. What a wonderful time. I can remember it snowing at Christmas time as a child, and sitting in the bay window of our flat above the cakeshop and toyshop at 4 Bradford Street watching the carol singers sitting on the back of a truck travelling along Bradford Street... [more]
Shared on 16 March 2009
I miss Shifnal and have very happy fond memories.
I have just gone onto this site. I remember the Goliahs. It was when I was a little girl, Mr Goliah used to regularly visit my dad and I think at one stage he dropped off a load of cattle manure with a horse and cart for our garden. I can also remember the milkman in the early 1950s delivering milk... [more]
Shared on 27 February 2009
My Grandmother Mrs E M Goliah had a general stores on Broadway I believe it was sold circa 1956 due to ill health, I believe it was an Elizabethan style property, and was next door to Cheadles, the 'clock' shop. The property no longer exists due to 'redevelopment'
Shared on 07 November 2006
C&W Walkers Ltd Gas & Constuctional Engineers - I worked here from 1964- 1976 when I did my apprenticeship as a welder/fabricator. Unfortunatly it was demolished in 1993 and turned into a housing estate.
Shared on 26 September 2006
Extracts From Ironbridge & Shropshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Ironbridge, inspired by Frith photos.
Shropshire Photographic Memories
Notice the river boat, or trow, moored to the bank. At one time the River Severn was one of the busiest in Europe, and trade along it was dependent on these boats. The shallow draught of the trow was essential along a river like this with its sand banks and low summer water levels.
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Down the Severn Photographic Memories
The boat in this picture, probably a shallow draft Severn trow, would have attracted little or no attention from the locals. Not so in 1787. The village was buzzing with excitement as crowds gathered to watch ironmaster John Wilkinson make a fool of himself. He had announced his intention to launch an iron boat onto the Severn near the bridge. Everyone... [more]
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Shropshire Photographic Memories
By the time this photograph was taken Ironbridge was no longer the industrial heartland it had once been. Much of the heavy industry had already moved to the Black Country, Lancashire, south Wales etc. Yet one can still sense the pall of smoke that lies over all of the buildings in the valley.
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