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This very steep railway was used to transfer goods between the canal and the river. Photo Roger Smith.
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This is an advert for a concert to be held at Bridgnorth Assembly Rooms, on Tuesday 27th March, 1860. The poster advertises that Mrs J. Hayward, a vocalist, will be performing with Mr T.S. Hayward, an organist from St. Peter's church, in Wolverhampton, and the Coalbrookdale Music Class.
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This poster is advertising a lecture at Bridgnorth Town Hall on Tuesday 22nd April, 1862. The lecture was about "our pilgrimage through life", and was given by Astley Weaver. At the bottom of the poster, it notes that the lecture will be repeated on Thursday afternoon, for those living in the co...
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This house was built around 1736 for the headmaster of Shrewsbury School, Dr Robert Phillips. The house is, perhaps, one of the best to be built in Shrewsbury at this time and is like a miniature country house. (Photograph by Dr Paul Stamper).
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This octagonal summerhouse can be found in the gardens of 12 St. John's Hill in Shrewsbury. The main room of the summerhouse is reached by the staircase. Underneath this is the basement room which would have been used for preparing food and drink before it was taken upstairs. (Photograph by Dr ...
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Sometimes early features of a building may only become apparent when plaster is removed. This 16th century doorway at The String of Horses had been bricked up and plastered over during the 19th century. The doorhead (beam above the door opening) is jointed into the timbers either side, showing it...
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This 19th century photograph shows The String of Horses, Frankwell when it was a working inn. Prior to this the inn had been known as The Royal Oak and the Cross Keys. It became The String of Horses in 1828 (Photograph by kind permission of Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, Bromsgrove).
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This is the house where Richard Baxter lived whilst he was assistant Minister at St Leonard's church, between 1640 and 1641. He went on to become a controversial puritan preacher who was eventually tried for sedition by Bloody Judge Jeffries.
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This is a photograph of Mr and Mrs Mann reading letters of sympathy after a bogus gas man stole their life savings in March 1972.
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The 53rd Regiment of Foot was raised in 1751. They saw action during the Indian Mutiny around 1857 and 1859. In 1881, they were renamed as the 1st Battallion of the Shropshire Kings Light Infantry Regiment.
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Clive Donner's production of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' has been praised for its authentic scenes. The film, set in Shrewsbury, really gives a feel of Victorian England. Here he has created a workman's yard in winter.
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This is a scene from ' A Christmas Carol' , set in Quarry Place in Shrewsbury. It had a famous cast including George C. Scott as Scrooge, David Warner as Bob Cratchit, Susannah York as Mrs Cratchit and Joanne Whalley as Fan. Some local children were also hired, including Tiny Tim played by Anthon...
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