Stourport On Severn, Bridge 1904
Photo ref:
51974
Photo ref:
51974
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Stourport stands where the river Stour meets the Severn; it grew in importance after James Brindley built a canal junction there in the 1760s. The meeting of all these waterways proved important in the industrial development of the region. The rivers and canal are used for pleasure boating these days.
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A Selection of Memories from Stourport-on-Severn
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Stourport-on-Severn
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Looking back now I think I must have been terrified when my dad took my sister and I on the swing boats which swung out so far you could see the water of the river underneath you. As you pulled the rope harder the boat would go higher. It was a regular "treat" each Sunday when my dad would take us on the Midland red bus from Wolverhampton to see my grandparents who lived in a ...see more
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