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Welshpool, The Mermaid Inn c.1955
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Originally known just as Pool, 'Welsh'; was added to differentiate it from the English Poole in Dorset. Welshpool has had an anxious history, situated on the border with England, and has been destroyed on several occasions. As if to emphasise this, a small timber-framed inn stands neatly between later, or modified, buildings in this ancient market town three miles from the English border in Montgomeryshire. The building, formerly the Black Boy, dates from the 16th century but the front elevation is part of the restoration work of 1890 by Frank Shaylor.

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A Selection of Memories from Welshpool

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 Welshpool

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Ah Well, I S'pose That's Progress!!
Loved your reminiscences Patricia. I came to Welshpool in 1965 or thereabouts after ten years in the Merchant Navy, and have loved the area and the folk since then. I worked in the post office at Welshpool, times were good. Your writing about the railway going through the town, brought to me the following: On occasion, when on leave from the Merchant Navy, I would visit the fields around ...see more
Welshpool, St Mary's Church c1960
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My Grandad Humphreys Thomas John1875 1965
Grandad Humphreys, he was a carpenter making and restoring the Lockgates on the Montgomery Canal. Born in Welshpool 1875-1965. I remember the little trains running across Church Street as a boy of 8 years old and spent many happy hours visiting the Livestock market and as Grandad lived at Rosegarth ,Greenfields it was very easy to visit. My mother Rosa Selina Humphreys born and bred up ...see more
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The Rope Swing At The Leighton Bridge
I remember spending many a summer swimming at this spot. Then they seemed to be long hot summers but maybe that's the memory loss of an older man. I noticed that the rope was stiil hanging from the tree which was used to swing out into the river. This would have been in the mid 1950s and so much has changed. Still they can't take away the memories of childhood
Welshpool, the Bridge c1965
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The Train That Crossed The Street
From my childhood in Welshpool in the 1940s and 50s I have fond memories of the little steam train which crossed over Church Street, originally on a daily basis then later on Mondays only, carrying livestock from farms in the Llanfair Caereinion area to and from the Smithfield Market in Welshpool. My grandfather was one of the engine drivers who drove the train and often when I came out of ...see more
Welshpool, Church Street c1955
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