This week’s pictures from the past

Currys van, Church Street, Oswestry, November 18, 1971.“Currys van, Church Street, Oswestry, November 18, 1971.”It’s nice to have some precise details with a picture, and for that we have Shrewsbury’s Mr Len Holden to thank, as he was the photographer and this photo is from his collection.

It came to us via Shrewsbury historian David Trumper. And, as you can see for yourself, the van was parked outside Currys store.

3 Comments

  1. Jonathan Elcock said:

    This is not the Coalport Ferry, the building on the left hand side of the picture is ‘The Bird in Hand’ public house on Waterloo Street, Ironbridge. With a view of Madeley Wood behind.

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  2. Laurence Blundell said:

    That’s a very interesting photo.The small building with the tall chimney refered to,was the steam driven pumping station built by the Great Western Railway to provide water for the tank and water cranes at the nearly Buldwas Station.Access to the pumping station was by rail,starting from the sidings on the south side of the railway,going under the line near the SVR and Wenlock lines junctions at Buildwas,before ending at a wharf by the Severn,and by the pumphouse.

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  3. ALLAN BUTLER(LONDON) said:

    CANT SEE BUT IS THERE A PARKING TICKET ON THE WINDSCREEN AS THIS VAN IS PARKED ON DOUBLE YELLOW LINES,IF NOT THERE WOULD BE THESE DAYS (PARKRITE)

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