Acton Burnell
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expensive christmas
My great grandfather Edward Harris was arrested outside this public house on Christmas Eve 1904 trying to rescue his stepson from the strong arm of the law. He was subsequently fined 50 shillings!
A memory of Shrewsbury contributed by mike harris
Ethel May Tantrum
My husband's Grandmother, Ethel May Tantrum, was born in Craven Arms in 1885, but by 1891 was living in Elms Cottage, Little Stretton. In 1910, she married Harold Ezard and in 1924 she died at White Birches Cottage, Little Stretton. Their son, Harold, was born in Little Stretton, but we are not sure where (possibly White Birches Cottage?) and we would love to hear from anyone who could help us find out more about the Tantrums and the Ezards of Little Stretton.
We recently visited Little Stretton, by chance, with some friends and found it a fascinating place and plan to return in the future.
A memory of Little Stretton contributed by Judith Ezard
River side living
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 the steps three at a time home for something to eat. I would say that we had a happy childhood although we were very poor I remember Rector Roberts and Mr Wragg Headmaster at the school with great affection. Every year we all attended church anniversary all the girls dressed in frilly dresses made by my Mother who was ...read more here
A memory of Ironbridge contributed by Ethel Jones
Shelton House
I was working at Shelton House during 1962 when it was Dr Barnados. Last week I went back for the first time since leaving the area to look for it and cannot find it. Does anyone know what happened to it?
A memory of Bicton contributed by Susan Wright
Extracts From Acton Burnell & Shropshire books
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 that debtors
should accept, when taking a
loan, that they must pay their
debts within a set time.
An extract from from"Shropshire Living 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.
An extract from from"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.
An extract from from"Shropshire Photographic Memories".
Pronounced ‘clibbery’, Cleobury Mortimer is famous for the crooked spire of its church. The town also claims to be the birthplace of William Langland, a poet living at the same time as Chaucer, whose masterpiece is the work ‘The Vision of Piers the Plowman’.
An extract from from"Shropshire Photographic Memories".
In his ‘A Shropshire Lad’, the poet A E Housman opens with the words: ‘From Clee to heaven the beacon burns, The shires have seen it plain . . .’ The high, windswept Clee Hills would have been an excellent place to light a beacon celebrating Victoria’s jubilee, the occasion described in this poem.
An extract from from"Shropshire Photographic Memories".