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Rugeley, Blithbury Reservoir c.1955
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Three miles away from the Trent and 50ft above it, this reservoir was formed in 1953 by damming one of its tributaries, the River Blithe. Shown looking across the causeway towards Rugeley, Blithfield Reservoir is owned by the South Staffordshire Water Company which, as well as catering for leisure uses, supplies 75m gallons of drinking water daily to 1½ million people.

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Memories of Rugeley, Blithbury Reservoir c1955

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. These memories are of Rugeley, Blithbury Reservoir c.1955

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Hello, I'm doing research on my family history and I believe my grandfather owned a store in Rugeley circa 1955/1960 for many years. His name was Sydney Morley, and the store was simply "Morley's" I believe. Would be interesting if anyone noted it or knew anything about it!
There was a tremendous interest when this reservoir was officially opened by the Queen Mother. The local papers carried details of the scheduled times and events connected with this event. Not least of all, the Queen's route was specified. Needless to say crowds gathered to get a glimpse of her, particularly on both footpaths on this bridge and in the wide-open spaces before it. A loudspeaker van ...see more