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Ironbridge, Shropshire
Ironbridge maps
Historic maps of Ironbridge and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Ironbridge maps
Historic map of Ironbridge
Illustrated Victorian map of Shropshire
Historic Map of any Ironbridge postcode
Ironbridge books
Displaying 3 of 3 books about Ironbridge and the local area. View all Ironbridge books
Shropshire Living Memories
Paperback
$28
Ludlow Photographic Memories
Paperback
$26
Shropshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28
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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I have just read the article written by Ethel Jones in 2008. It brought so many happy memories back for me. When I moved to Ironbridge I went to live at 79 Waterfall Cottage, Boweryard. It was 1946 and I was 10 months old. I lived there until I was 6 in 1952. I attended the Blue School. My, those steps... [more]
Shared on 17 February 2010
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
George Thomas York of Woodlands Farm,Dawley
My 2x Gr.Grandfather, George Thomas York farmed at "Woodlands" in 1845.
He was conficted for stealing a horse and given 10 yrs transportation to Australia.
Wife and 3 children left behind. Has anyone any knowledge of this or related to him ?
Many thanks. June.
Shared on 15 December 2009
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
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.
This is an extract from Shropshire Photographic Memories.
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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]
This is an extract from Down the Severn Photographic Memories.
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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.
This is an extract from Shropshire Photographic Memories.
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