Wem, High Street c.1965
Photo ref:
W457040
Photo ref:
W457040
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There was a terrible fire in Wem in 1677, so most of the buildings in the town date from the 1700s or afterwards. One of the few earlier buildings is Dial Cottage, seen here on the right. The building just beyond, Grove End House is a listed building, but it is currently in a state of severe dilapidation and desperately needs rescuing.
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A Selection of Memories from Wem
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 Wem
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I too remember the Milk machine outside the shop, and also that in the 1960s Mr Nairn used to come round our area ( by the primary school) in his 'mobile' sweet shop on a Sunday afternoon, he always stood outside his van and rang his brass hand bell to attract attention, it was a lovely sight when he opened the back doors to reveal all the boxes/packs of sweets in the back of it. there was no other place to buy ...see more
I went to the Grove in 1954, I think, as a weekly boarder. I loved Flo Upton's drama and dance classes and was intimidated by Mrs Boronov's acerbic piano teaching style. Anybody else remember doing Midsummer Night's Dream? I think I was one of the fairies though I can't remember which one.Miss Freeman, the headmistress, was scary. Thank heaven she never found out about our midnight feasts! Anybody remember them? I ...see more
It was Eddie and Eve Rogers. The shop was what is now part of Tony Moss Motorcycles. The Rogers family lived behind the Decorating shop which is also now part of the motorcycle shop.Eve was a big smoker/drinker, I remember going to visit her in her flat at Roden Lodge in Wem in around 1979, just after Roden Lodge was built. She was good friends with my Mum who gave me this info today.
My Nan and Grandad (Mabel & Dave Nairn) owned the sweet shop on the left of this picture. The vehicle on the left would be in front of it. I remember the milk machine that stood outside and the grid that the milk machine users would accidently drop their loose change down. I used to do down into the cellar to collect it! As a small boy, I remember waiting for the Salopia coach to take us to the sea side, usually ...see more
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