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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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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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The 1984 version of 'A Christmas Carol' was set in the streets of Shrewsbury. Here is one of Shrewsbury's shuts leading from the square to the 'Hole in the Wall'. The baskets and barrels are all that have been added to create a victorian passage.
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The 1984 production of 'A Christmas Carol', directed by Clive Donner, was set in Shrewsbury town. Here we can see Ebenezer Scrooge, played by George C. Scott, about to see his own grave as shown by the ghost of christmas yet to come. This grave can still be seen in Shrewsbury today, in the grave ...
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The 1984 production of 'A Christmas Carol' followed Charles Dickens' ghostly tale faithfully. Shrewsbury was an ideal setting with many old buildings still surviving, enabling a lot of on-site filming. It was succesfully transformed into Victorian England with the help of some fake snow.
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This is a scene from the 1984 production of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' set in Shrewsbury. It starred the famous actor, George C. Scott as Scrooge. Here we can see how modern Shrewsbury was transformed into victorian England through costumes, carriages and snow. However, can you spot th...
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The 1984 production of 'A Christmas Carol' was set in Shrewsbury and had an excellent cast, including George C. Scott as Scrooge, Frank Finlay as Marley's ghost and Edward Woodward as the ghost of christmas present. Here is a scene in Fish Street. On the left you can just see the Bear Steps.
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Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' is one of the world's most loved christmas tales. The version of it filmed in Shrewsbury followed Dickens' own words very closely. Added to this was a great musical score and a very good cast.
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Shrewsbury is famous for it's many shuts and alleyways. Here, one of them has been cluttered with victorian goods for a scene from the film 'A Christmas Carol'. The actors and crew went to great lengths to make it as realistic as possible. Edward Woodward, who played the ghost of Christmas presen...
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St Mary's street in Shrewsbury became a scene for a funeral procession in the 1984 Clive Donner film, 'A Christmas Carol'. The street needed little transformation except a dusting of snow.The famous ghostly tale is well set in Shrewsbury, as the town has many local ghost tales and haunted places.
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This ghostly scene is barely recognisable as St Mary's Street in Shrewsbury. The mist is hiding The Parade and St Mary's Church, though the buildings on the right are much the same today. It is from the 1984 version of 'A Christmas Carol', the famous Dickens' ghost story.
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