Pictures from the past – Dec 23

Friday 23rd December 2011, 10:59AM GMT.

The bunting’s out in Park Street, Madeley. But for what? Most likely it was for the coronation in 1937. This is another picture loaned to us by Mr Frank Boden, of Shifnal, but which came to him from Michael Stead, of Donnington, whose late parents Keith and Anne Stead lived in Ironbridge Road, Madeley.

The bunting’s out in Park Street, Madeley. But for what? Most likely it was for the coronation in 1937. This is another picture loaned to us by Mr Frank Boden, of Shifnal, but which came to him from Michael Stead, of Donnington, whose late parents Keith and Anne Stead lived in Ironbridge Road, Madeley.

This week’s collection of nostalgia pictures taken from the pages of the Shropshire Star.

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As it’s the shortest day we shall today, in topsy turvy fashion, bring you a summer picture. Here the crowds are out at the Cardingmill Valley, the popular beauty spot at Church Stretton. And while we don’t have the exact date, examination of the varieties of cars suggests that it’s the 1950s era.

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