Stourport On Severn, The River Severn Upstream From The Bridge c.1960
Photo ref: S214048
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The market town of Stourport lies in the borough of Bewdley at the junction of the Staffordshire and Worcester Canal, the River Stour and the River Severn, which led to flourishing trade with other parts of the country. In the 1880s the Severn and Canal Carrying Company advertised daily services to Bristol, Gloucester, Kidderminster and towns further north. On the right are flat-bottomed trows, by 1960 being used for recreation rather than business.

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