Oswestry, Church Street c.1965
Photo ref:
O63106
Photo ref:
O63106
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Wilfred Owen, who must rank as one of Britain's finest war poets, was born in Oswestry in 1893. He was later to die in the very last days of the First World War. Among his best known poems are 'Strange Meeting' and 'Dulce et Decorum Est'.
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A Selection of Memories from Oswestry
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 Oswestry
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I worked for awhile in Oswestry as a teenager wiring the telephone exchange up with a team. We stayed in lodgingsin the week in town, not far from the park. I cannot remember their surname but Derek and June were their first names. They were lovely people and as I was young they looked after me and took me to concerts as I was into music. They even bought me a trench coat after I said I would like one. They were so ...see more
I was there in march8th 1954
Anyone got any photo sets of that intake ???
I am bill. Jolley. From Wigan
At. Gunnerbill1@blueyonder.co.uk
My wife and I had our wedding reception here in 1981. Such a long time ago.
Steve and Olwena Conroy.
I also remember arriving at Park Hall Camp as a very nervous young man in September 1972. Looking back they would have to be some of the best times of my life. I have been in Australia since 1983 but on my next trip back home to Yorkshire ( yes I still call England home) I will be reliving the trip to Oswestry via Gobowen train station. I believe the camp is no longer there but I will still visit and try and remember some ...see more
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