Places
36 places found.
Those places high-lighted have photos. All locations may have maps, books and memories.
- Ludlow, Shropshire
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- Newport, Shropshire
- Bridgnorth, Shropshire
- Much Wenlock, Shropshire
- Whitchurch, Shropshire
- Market Drayton, Shropshire
- Oswestry, Shropshire
- Bishop's Castle, Shropshire
- Telford, Shropshire
- Wellington, Shropshire
- Church Stretton, Shropshire
- Ellesmere, Shropshire
- Ironbridge, Shropshire
- Kenley, Shropshire
- Shifnal, Shropshire
- Stokesay, Shropshire
- The Wrekin, Shropshire
- Lilleshall, Shropshire
- Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire
- Oakengates, Shropshire
- Madeley, Shropshire
- Clun, Shropshire
- Ludford, Shropshire
- Weston, Shropshire (near Wem)
- Tong, Shropshire
- Clee Hill, Shropshire (near Doddington)
- Buildwas, Shropshire
- Albrighton, Shropshire (near Donington)
- Whittington, Shropshire
- Pell Wall, Shropshire
- Hodnet, Shropshire
- St Martins, Shropshire
- Nash, Shropshire
- Llanymynech, Shropshire
- Bromfield, Shropshire
Photos
3,416 photos found. Showing results 1 to 20.
Maps
5,347 maps found.
Books
6 books found. Showing results 1 to 6.
Memories
50 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.
A Plumrose Representative Who Called At Whitehaven Buying Group
In the 1960's I used to call on members of Whithaven Buying Group and Take transfer orders for Plumrose Ltd Products. They were famous for their Chopped ham and pork , luncheon ...Read more
A memory of High Harrington by
Does Anyone Remember My Grandmother Mrs Lillian Florence May Adams Or My Father Mr Meyrick Adams
I am interested to find out if anyone can remember my grandmother Mrs Lillian Florence May Adams (nee Pearson) and my dear father Mr Meyrick Pearson ...Read more
A memory of Sheriffhales by
Market Drayton Revisited
I visited my mother in the Midlands (Shrewsbury)recently. A trip to Market Drayton on Wednesdays is mandatory (my stipulation) each time I travel from my home in Essex where I have resided for many years now. Although ...Read more
A memory of Market Drayton in 2010 by
International Stores
A previous shared memory recalling International Stores reminds me that my father worked there, as a roundsman. He would cycle every day from Leiston, then do the equivalent all over again in Saxmundham, several times a day as ...Read more
A memory of Saxmundham in 1930 by
Stanton
I went to Stanton Infant / Junior school. I remember the bread being baked, Wem brewery delivering to the New Inn, the Old Mill that was destroyed in 1962, for 're-development', a tin shed was erected. The blacksmith shop was ...Read more
A memory of Stanton upon Hine Heath by
Stiperstones Poem
THE STIPERSTONES T’was long ago the Ludlow people vexed the Devil very sore He vowed to stone their homes and steeples until they were no more On Cranberries Hill he then collected his apron full of rocks and stones With these ...Read more
A memory of Stiperstones by
Molly Keeler
Myself and my 2 sisters and my brother lived in cottages at Hall Road near Aldborough Hall. We all use to walk all the way to Aldborough School in all weathers. My brother's name was Alan and my sisters' names were Ann and ...Read more
A memory of Aldborough in 1930 by
St Alkmund's Churchyard, Whitchurch, Shropshire
In 1973 a new vicarage was built on part of St Alkmund's churchyard burial ground in Whitchurch, Shropshire which entailed the exhumation of a number of coffins from vaults and the removal of their ...Read more
A memory of Whitchurch by
Alfred Arthur Robinson
my father was born at 51 bolas heath wellington shropshire on 31 st july 1919
A memory of Bolas Heath in 1920 by
Edward Road Balsall Heath
my maiden name was Pamela gillett and I lived at 53 Edward Road Balsall Heath during the 40 50s our house was right opposite the Police Station and ARP yard. Have happy memories of Tindall Street school and then college ...Read more
A memory of Birmingham in 1950 by
Captions
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Anybody who has ever explored the lovely countryside where Shropshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire meet will recognise these flats, for they are visible from many rural viewpoints for miles around
Anybody who has ever explored the lovely countryside where Shropshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire meet will recognise these flats, for they are visible from many rural viewpoints for miles around
It was in Shropshire Street that Roland Lateward lived at the end of the 1700s.
This thatched cottage sits at the northern end of the village and was once a pub whose custom came from those travelling to and from Shropshire.
Ellesmere Port was created when the Earl of Ellesmere constructed a canal from Ellesmere in Shropshire to meet the River Mersey.
This building still exists - but not in Shropshire.
This branch line canal was built to link with Telford's last canal, the Shropshire Union canal.
Northern Shropshire is famous for its cheeses and dairy products, hence the market (or Buttercross) in the picture, which was built in 1824.
In 1846 the Shropshire Union Canal Co was formed by the amalgamation of several companies.
Dawley and Wellington were rivals to control Shropshire's new town.
This runs for 30 miles through the heart of Cheshire, and ends by the locks of Grindley Brook just on the border with Shropshire.
The pub's name refers to the Shropshire tree in which Charles II hid from his pursuers after the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
Now known as the Shropshire Union Canal, the Ellesmere Canal was built at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.
The Shropshire Union Canal, shown here, links the heavily industrialised Midlands with the River Mersey at Ellesmere Port.
Undoubtedly the finest surviving timber-framed mansion in Shropshire, this was built in the 1500s by a wealthy wool merchant called Adam Otley.
From Tyrley the canal crosses the Tern by a single-arched aque- duct and crosses the border into Shropshire.
wonderful mix of architectural styles, with 15th-century buildings at the top and elegant Georgian further downhill, all overlooked by the tower of St Lawrence's church, the largest parish church in Shropshire
The ashes of A E Housman, who wrote the above lines in 'A Shropshire Lad', are buried here in St Lawrence's churchyard.
This thatched cottage sits at the northern end of the village and was once a pub whose custom came from those travelling to and from Shropshire.
It looks northwards over the Teme valley and into the neighbouring county of Shropshire.
On the right is the river Mersey, and to the left, by the building with a tall chimney, is the entrance to the Shropshire Union Canal.
Running close by is the Shropshire Union Canal, engineered by Thomas Telford and constructed between 1827 and 1835, linking Birmingham to the Mersey.
Market Drayton's weekly market (every Wednesday) is still famous in Shropshire, drawing people from all over the county.
It is still a family-run hotel; it is particularly popular with walkers, who use it as a base from which to explore the Shropshire hills.
