Pictures from the Past – February 5, 2011

Friday 4th February 2011, 9:21AM GMT.

With the demise of the Wrexham & Shropshire railway service linking the county to London, trains have been firmly in the spotlight. This picture, sent in by rail enthusiast Russell Mulford, is a reminder of bygone years. It was taken in the last years of the Granville Colliery in Telford. At the time the National Coal Board not only mined the coal but also had a retail coal distribution system based at The Wharf in Donnington, so much of the coal never moved more than five miles before being burned. The stockpile of coal in the picture was probably largely for retail use.

With the demise of the Wrexham & Shropshire railway service linking the county to London, trains have been firmly in the spotlight. This picture, sent in by rail enthusiast Russell Mulford, is a reminder of bygone years. It was taken in the last years of the Granville Colliery in Telford. At the time the National Coal Board not only mined the coal but also had a retail coal distribution system based at The Wharf in Donnington, so much of the coal never moved more than five miles before being burned. The stockpile of coal in the picture was probably largely for retail use.

A round-up of this week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures.

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Tony Russell

February 5, 2011 at 09:11

an excellent photo, what a pity the star cannot sell prints, with owners permission

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Football has been gripped by a sexism row after the comments of Sky duo Richard Keys and Andy Gray last month but this picture proves that women have long had a key role in local football. This is the women's football team which took part in festivities at the Edstaston Coronation Day celebrations, near Wem, in 1937. Some of the members include Eva Clorley, Marjorie Edwards, Gladys Downward, Dorothy Forester and Nesta Burrows.

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