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A lot of hot air
A hot air balloon rises up over Attingham Park in an annual ballooning event in 1993. This event no long occurs here although ballooning is still p...
Abbey Foregate during floods
Shrewsbury is no stranger to flooding as the River Severn rises rapidly after heavy rain. The Photographed by Don Burgess.
It is not entirely clear, which Abraham Darby this photograph portrays. Abraham Darby the First arrived in Ironbridge to set up the Coalbrookdale C...
Admiral Benbow 1653-1702
John Benbow was the son of a Shrewsbury tanner. Tradition has it that he ran away to sea. In 1686 he is known to have owned a frigate in the Leva...
Is this amateur dramatics in Wellington? There are an odd assortment of individuals in this postcard, including a farmer, someone with a gun and a ...
Arbour tree, Aston-on-Clun
Some people believe that the tradition of dressing the Arbour tree in Aston-on-Clun dates back to the Pagan period. There are many different sugges...
Arbour tree, Aston-on-Clun
Some people believe that the tradition of dressing the Arbour tree in Aston-on-Clun dates back to the Pagan period. However, the modern practice o...
Arbour tree, Aston-on-Clun
Every year on 29th May the Arbour tree in Aston-on-Clun is decorated with flags to commemorate the wedding of two villagers, John Marston and Mary ...
The Battle of Shrewsbury took place on 21st July 1403. King Henry IV (1399-1413) led the Lancastrian Army, whilst the rebel army was led by members...
The Battle of Shrewsbury is best remembered as the climax of Shakespeare's play, "Henry IV, Part I", when Henry's son, Prince Harry, kills Harry Ho...
The Battle of Shrewsbury took place on 21st July 1403. King Henry IV (1399-1413) led the Lancastrian Army, whilst the rebel army was led by Henry P...
The Battle of Shrewsbury took place on 21st July 1403. King Henry IV (1399-1413) led the Lancastrian Army, whilst the rebel army was led by Henry P...



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