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Remembance day Nov 9
Shocked to see my own family name (Clifford) on this memorial...knowing my grandfather had connections with Market Drayton it may be a relative...more research needed here l think.
RAF Buntingsdale Hall
I was posted to Buntingsdale Hall after passing out as a WOP/TOP in February 1948.
We worked at the Teleprinter Switchboard Exchange but unfortunately, after a few weeks this closed down, presumably due to lack of demand.
We were then employed on a variety of duties, none of which needed any technical training - guardroom, emptying dustbins, etc. The job I enjoyed most was sweeping the long, winding drive! The first time I was doing this and saw an official car approaching, I toyed with the idea of 'presenting brush' but decided that the correct procedure was just to 'look busy'.
Our Flight Sergeant was hard pressed to find us things to do, so one hot sunny afternoon when he had ...read more here
A memory of Market Drayton contributed by Douglas Holt
Freezing
My God, that swimming pool was never warm, when you jumped in, trust me, that was the only way to do it. If you stuck a toe in to test it, it would turn blue, so the best way was just to jump straight it, then you couldn't breathe for about a minute. After the initial shock it was ok as long as you stayed in the water, once you got out, hypothermia set in quite quickly, then walk to the pavilion, (I think it was green) for an icecream. I just remember everybody with towels around them with chattering teeth, happy days.
A memory of Market Drayton contributed by ron scarratt
Granny
My Granny - Annie Norris - used to work at Adderley Hall. I do not know the dates. As a child I used to visit the ruins
A memory of Market Drayton contributed by Bridget Sears
Extracts From Prees & Shropshire books
Today the Gatehouse has been totally restored; it is available for renting as a holiday home through a company
called the Landmark Trust, which specialises in saving old buildings and restoring them for this purpose.
An extract from from"Ludlow Photographic Memories".
The Bell Inn with its ‘good
stabling’ is obviously for
visitors to the town (those
who cannot afford to stay at
the Feathers or the Angel),
while the Wheatsheaf
probably serves an even
poorer local clientele. The
carriage sitting on the left is
made of wicker-work.
An extract from from"Ludlow Photographic Memories".
Much of St Mary’s church, behind the mill, was used as a private house after the Dissolution; the ivy-covered
remains of part of it can be seen here, attached to the right of the church. It was finally restored as a church in the
mid 1600s.
An extract from from"Ludlow Photographic Memories".
Mr Sam Mattock was not only the
landlord here, but he also used the
building as a corn exchange; when
sales had been completed, farmers
would seal their deals with a noggin of
whisky! Notice also the Clock House –
so-called because of the clock
on the side of the building.
An extract from from"Ludlow Photographic Memories".
Around Ludlow
South Along The River Teme
Tenbury Wells, Teme Street 1898
Known in the past only as Tenbury, the Wells in its
name was added in the late 19th century as a
deliberate marketing ploy to promote the local mineral
water. The waters from the Malvern Hills nearby were
then, as now, much better known.
Tenbury Wells, The Church 1892
We are just across the border in Worcestershire here. St
Mary’s church sits overlooking the River Teme (also the
county boundary). Subject through the centuries to
frequent floods, the church we see today is really the
result of restoration work in the 19th century.
An extract from from"Ludlow Photographic Memories".