Church Stretton, Burway Road 1910
Photo ref:
62717
Photo ref:
62717
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Here we see evidence of early tourism in the area with a wonderful display of post-cards in the shop on the right. The sign to the left of the picture advertises 'Cycles for Hire' - why anyone would want to ride up the Burway I do not know - it is the steepest road in the county.
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A Selection of Memories from Church Stretton
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 Church Stretton
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I have been tracing my family tree and have the 1911 census for Lottie and Herbert Davenport. They lived at 48 Watling St. Herbert was a Confectioner in Church Stretton. They had a lodger called Walter Davies who was a boot repairer. Mt grand parents moved to Colwall in Herefordshire approx 1916.
My grandfather Bert Hedger managed the garage attached to The Hotel during the late 1920s. It belonged to Phillip West who was a mill owner from Manchester and was managed by his sister-in-law Lillian Harker. It was a five star hotel and all the best people stayed there. A lot of famous racing drivers from the 1920s stayed there for the Shelsby Walsh hill trials, including Wolf Banato of Bentley's and also ...see more
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