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Ellesmere got its name from the body of water, or mere, to the east of the town, which is also known as Ellesmere. This lake covers 116 acres and i...
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Ellesmere got its name from the body of water, or mere, to the east of the town, which is also known as Ellesmere. This lake covers 116 acres and i...
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Between 1795 and 1796 the Coalbrookdale Company erected an iron bridge over the River Severn at Buildwas to replace an old bridge that was carried ...
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The boundaries of Buildwas Abbey actually cut through the coal bay of the power station and on late shifts workers have seen signs of ghosts. One ...
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The photograph for this post card was obviously taken before 1960. It shows Ironbridge 'A', which was built in 1932. However, the cooling towers ...
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From Le fflesshomele in 1282, to Butchers' Row in 1653 and Double Row in 1786. This street, known today as Butcher Row, has often had an associatio...
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Cae Glas Park sits just off Church Street in Oswestry. The gates to the park are a memorial to the local soldiers who lost their lives during the ...
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The land for this park originally belonged to Cae Glas mansion, which was demolished in 1835. The land was sold to the town for £6000 in 1908 and t...
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This park was opened to the public in 1910. When it first opened, the park had no flower beds, as sheep were allowed to graze on the land! In tran...
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This large park in the centre of Oswestry can be accessed from Church Street, Willow Street or the Welsh Walls. It has large laid out gardens, a te...
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The Cambrian Railway was the largest of the independent Welsh railway companies before it was absorbed in to the Great Western Railway in 1922. Des...
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This road forms the entrance to Carding Mill Valley. During the early 1900's, many houses were built in the area. There was a decline in construc...
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