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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 poster is an advert for "Penny Readings" in Bridgnorth's Assembly Room on Tuesday 18th December. The "Penny Readings" are so called because it cost people just one penny to enter the Assembly Rooms. However, front seats cost three pence.
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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, although front seats cost three pence.
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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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The flowery banks of the Rea Brook are attractive in late summer. Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council issue leaflets to help walkers and visitors explore and enjoy the Rea Brook Valley Local Nature Reserve. Photographed by Ian Thompson in 1994 as part of a slideshow and talk called 'Walks alo...
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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 Norman period (1066-1154), whilst to the east perched on top of a ridge is Clun Castle, one of the important Marches castles.
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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 different churches, or perhaps just an artists impression of a church, as it doesn't look like any of Shropshire's actual churches!
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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 map is Battlefield church. It was built to remember those who died during the battle.
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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 different columns, was put together by local farmer Mr W.H.Oatley as a garden ornament. He later made a matching pair. Later still, he gave the columns...
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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 water were common across this and other Romano-British towns (Image kindly supplied by Dr Roger White).
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