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Shifnal books (5 available)
Ludlow Photographic Memories
Paperback
Shrewsbury Photographic Memories
Paperback
- 6 photos on Shifnal appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Shifnal
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Shifnal memories
Read and share memories of Shifnal and Shropshire inspired by Frith photos
E M Goliah
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'
Contributed by tim goliah
Shropshire memories
E M Goliah
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'
A memory of Shifnal contributed by tim goliah
Madeley - as it was
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 for a penny and sherbert and liquorice. The small shedlike store was packed with boxes of stock but Nellie knew every item she had. Vinegar was kept in a wooden barrell outside.
My Grandfather, the late William (Billy) Jones and his mates used to sit on the wall down the gully, (a narrow lane, which ...read more here
A memory of Madeley contributed by First Name Last Name
Apprenticeship
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.
A memory of Donnington contributed by Anthony Ardis
Extracts From Shifnal & Shropshire books
Shifnal is thought to have been the model for P G Wodehouse’s ‘Market Blandings’. The road here has since been widened with the demolition of the butcher’s shop - can you see the legs of meat hanging outside the window of Mason’s?
An extract from from"Shropshire Photographic Memories".
Sometimes a lot of change can take place in a very short time. Notice how the butcher’s shop has obviously just been repainted. Mr Mason (?) still stands by the door, meat still hangs outside the window, but the sign has not yet been replaced.
An extract from from"Shropshire Photographic Memories".
There was a terrible fire in
the town in 1591, so all the
timber buildings in the
town date from afterwards.
Generally when buildings
are restored, the
plasterwork is often
removed to reveal the old
timber beneath; however,
on the Star Hotel on the far
left of the picture, the
timber work has since been
plastered over.
An extract from from"Shropshire Living Memories".
Despite the growth of
Shifnal (it developed
to provide
accommodation for
both Birmingham and
Wolverhampton to the
east and the new town
of Telford to the west),
it has managed to
retain much of its
charm and individuality.
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".