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A Christmas Carol, The Parade
Many people think the 1984 film version of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' is the best, not only because of the famous cast but due to the won...
A Christmas Carol, The Square
This production of 'A Christmas Carol' went to great lengths to make Shrewsbury look like an authentic Victorian town. This cow keeper shed was bui...
A Christmas Carol, The Square
The 1984 'A Christmas Carol' film used The Square in Shrewsbury for many of it's street scenes. The modern shop fronts were covered with typical 19...
A Christmas Carol, The Square
This is a scene from the 1984 production of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' set in Shrewsbury. It is being shot in The Square which was comple...
A Christmas Carol, Town Walls
The 1984 production of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' starred the American actor George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. He is not only famous f...
A Christmas Carol, Town Walls
The 1984 version of the film 'A Christmas Carol' was set in a Victorian winter and therefore much of Shrewsbury was covered in fake snow. The town ...
A Christmas Carol, Town Walls
The Town Walls in Shrewsbury were the setting for several scenes in Clive Donner's adaptation of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. Its tall 18th centur...
A Christmas Carol, Town Walls
In 1984, Charles Dicken's novel 'A Christmas Carol' was filmed in Shrewsbury. The town has other links with Dickens, as he visited the town on seve...
A Christmas Carol, Town Walls
Here we can see preparation for a scene from 'A Christmas Carol' on The Crescent in Shrewsbury. The men are spraying fake snow onto the house, read...
A Christmas Carol, turkey store
This is a strange sight in Shrewsbury in the 1980's, a shop front covered in turkeys and geese. It is however, a scene from the 1984 filming of 'A ...
A Christmas special
These Holly flowers are guaranteed not to produce berries. This is because Holly trees are either male or female with only the female trees produci...
A church in Shropshire
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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