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In the Domesday Book (1086), Church Stretton is described as having a mill and a church. The current layout of the town dates back to the Tudor per...
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This picture shows part of the lilac walk at Chyknell, which was lined with lilacs and roses. This feature of the gardens was part of Russell Page...
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When the Cliff Railway opened in 1892 many people said that they did not like the railway and preferred to walk up the 200 steps instead. This may...
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The cliff railway in Bridgnorth is 201 feet long and rises 111 feet. The railway was turned over to electricity in the 1940's, but other than that ...
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This is believed to be the only surviving inland cliff railway in Britain. When the railway opened, in 1892, it cost 1d to travel up using the rail...
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This newspaper article appeared in the Shropshire Star, dated Thursday 7th November 1968. It reflects on the news that miners from the Highley pit ...
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This photograph, taken at Clun Bridge, captures the peace celebrations of 1918 following the end of the First World War.
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This is a view of the peace celebrations that were held in Clun following the end of the First World War.
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This photograph shows peace celebrations at Clun. There is no date on the photograph, but from the style of clothes worn by the crowd, they are pr...
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At the centre of this photograph are two service men who have obviously returned from action during the First World War. It is interesting that the...
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These men were responsible for the organisation of Clun show in 1911. Judging by the number of people attending the processions, it must have been...
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This is the procession from Clun show in 1911. As you can see from the photograph, a large number of people entered in to the spirit of the day an...
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