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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...
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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 ...
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This poster is an advert for "Penny Readings" in Bridgnorth's Assembly Room on Tuesday 18th December. The "Penny Readings" are so called because it...
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This poster is an advert for "Penny Readings" in Bridgnorth's Assembly Room. The entrance fee to the readings was just one penny, hence the name, ...
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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...
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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...
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The flowery banks of the Rea Brook are attractive in late summer. Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council issue leaflets to help walkers and visitor...
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This is a birds eye view of Clun in the south-west of Shropshire. To the west of the view you can see St George's church, which dates from the Nor...
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The church in this picture is not identified by the author, although it is identified as being in Shropshire. It may be an amalgamation of differe...
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The Battle of Shrewsbury took place in 1403, just north of Shrewsbury at a place that is now known as Battlefield. The church at the north of the m...
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This drawing from the 19th century shows how stonework from the ruins of Roman Wroxeter was frequently reused. This column, made up from parts of d...
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This excavated drain at Roman Wroxeter show how cleanliness and hygiene were an important part of life in a Roman town. Drains and fresh running wa...
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