Stourport On Severn, Bridge Street c.1955
Photo ref:
S214027
Photo ref:
S214027
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Before James Brindley's arrival much of the site of modern Stourport was just sandy common land, with a solitary inn and a ferry crossing point. Within a few years a great industrial town had grown up around the confluence of the Stour and the Severn.
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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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