This week’s pictures from the past
Friday 5th February 2010, 9:06AM GMT.
Here’s a picture of one of Shropshire’s disappeared country pubs which has come, believe it or not, all the way from the Philippines.
It was e-mailed to us by expatriate Salopian Mark Vickers, whose family kept The Swan at Frodesley for years, although this view dates from before the time that his grandfather ran it.
The board gives the name of the licensee as J. Edwards.
Mark says: “Though not being born in Shropshire I am probably more Salopian than anything else. I was raised in the small village of Frodesley.
“My father John Vickers was the publican at the Swan Inn from about 1947 to the mid 1970s. He took over from my grandfather Jack Lemon who ran the pub through the war years.
“I am not sure of the date of the picture, but it was certainly before my grandfather.
“The Swan is no longer a pub. It was operated as a restaurant for a while but it is now closed and used as a private residence, as far as I am aware.
“I followed a career as a motor engineer and worked abroad in Hong Kong for many years. When I retired in 2006 we came to live in the Philippines but we still miss the beautiful countryside that Shropshire has to offer.”
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Looks like they are early U.F.O. watchers.
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I lived at this place with my parents from about 1946 to 1962. The Post Office/Grocer store later became a cottage, my Grandmother Ada Lemon lived there until she died, the cottage then became an extention of the Pub.
Its great to see the old place as it was, what a pity its no longer the Frodesley Village Pub.
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Hi Mark it,s been a long time since we sat eating sausage sandwiches in the greasy spoon at Stretton after servicing the Telecom vans.Are you on f/b
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Happy memories from the 60′s
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Hi Mark
I remember being navigator for you in a couple of rallies run by the Civil Service, and being sick out of the window as we motored on, from the Red Lion Battlefield.
Have a photo of presentation of the cups with us on it.
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Hi Mark
Remember me Navigated for you on a couple of Rallies.
Will be in touch
John N.Z
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