Stourport On Severn, View From Bridge 1931
Photo ref:
84626
Photo ref:
84626
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The intended junction for the Staffs & Worcs Canal and the River Severn was to have been at Bewdley, but the locals objected. Four miles downstream, where the Stour joined the Severn, stood the sleepy hamlet of Lower Mitton. Soon the place was a hive of activity: basins, warehouses and boatyards were built, and Stourport-on-Severn was born.
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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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