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Keith Beddoes at the Severn Valley Railway in Bridgnorth in 1970, when his dream of preserving and reviving the closed line had come to triumphant fruition. May 23 that year saw the line reopened for steam hauled passenger trains.

Remembering SVR founder Keith Beddoes with some gems from collection
Flashback to the magical days of steam
Toby Neal

Simple wooden crosses on the graves of the German enemy at Bridgnorth Cemetery, seen here in 1941

Bridgnorth's wartime mystery of the flowers on the enemy graves

Billy Lloyd in front of Dawley’s Captain Webb Memorial with two unidentified children.

Little Billy Lloyd: The Shropshire character everyone remembered

The end of the Seven Stars in December 1964

The 450-year-old Shropshire pub that vanished in just a few hours

A handshake before battle - Pym, left, and Glyn Pugh get the playoff under way.

Shropshire's chess king Pym triumphs in armageddon finale

An artist’s impression of the devastating fire which ripped through the Anstice Memorial Institute.

How Shropshire landmark survived fire, fortune and the test of time

March 11: Hundreds of people took part in a protest march through Wellington in support of keeping services at the Princess Royal Hospital.

Is your memory hot enough to recall the record-breaking year of 2006?

An arrest was made in Aylesbury on Wednesday

Plus Police use of force: easy to criticise from the comfort of an armchair Toby Neal

Alan Ball leads out England on the big night at the Bucks Head.

Telford's night of glory as England's 1966 stars came out to play

Firefighters survey the rubble of Ironbridge Metal Company after the 1950 blast.

The huge Shropshire explosion that killed two and sparked court battle

Jackfield local historian Ron Miles.

Renowned Shropshire historian and action man Ron Miles dies aged 97

David Crawford Clarke, front, in 1975 when he had been made honorary colonel of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve, Western Region.

The death of Shropshire coroner who was the last of a dynasty
Long serving Shropshire coroner and solicitor came to the defence of legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley after her feats came under scrutiny
Toby Neal

Plus Billy Wright – Golden memories of a Wolves and England legend

Friendship and food after knockout evening with local boxing legend

Newport Rugby Club at 80: 34 pictures and fascinating caricatures

Staff outside Whitchurch Old Rectory, 1944. This is the watch of Miss Betty Morris, later Mrs Betty Hayes, of Shrewsbury. She is kneeling middle row, third from right. Next to her, fourth from right, is Gwyneth Roberts of Shrewsbury (later Mrs Hoadley).

Plus The Shropshire rectory which waged a secret battle against Hitler

25 pictures showing how Shrewsbury streets have changed over the years

Almost every house in Minsterley was flooded and three villagers lost their lives

Storm sparked what may have been Shropshire's worst natural disaster

"Salop Mental Hospital Cricket Club" in 1937.

Days when being a good sport would land you a hospital job

23 pictures of Shropshire mayors and their towns through the years

'He'd hit the jackpot': Shrewsbury signalman Archie's railway dream

33 pictures marking 90 years of the Spitfire and its Shropshire links

Bought for £40, sold for 25p - the glorious career of a Hurricane
Post-war motor was a joy to drive but loved to visit petrol pumps
Toby Neal

Take a nostalgic trip through Shrewsbury station in 41 pictures

The doomed little village that disappeared to make way for Telford

Plus Last days of a young Shropshire soldier who fell 110 years ago

19 pictures: Take a nostalgic ride with vintage motorcycles

Bob Tilmouth, right, at the then new Stafford Park industrial area.

Key figure who banged the drum for Telford dies at 94

Shrewsbury's Harold Shipton and his bride Janet Attlee, daughter of Prime Minister Clem Attlee.

Shrewsbury genius won the heart of the Prime Minister's daughter

Extras in Butcher Row during the filming of The Pickwick Papers

Historic Shrewsbury hotel where the stars came to stay

27 pictures revealing one of Shropshire's hush-hush establishments

Plus How a French family fleeing Dunkirk found a warm welcome in Shropshire

Come on, Sherlock: Can you crack our 23 picture puzzles?

Plus The gleaming Hurricane that turned heads in post-war Shrewsbury

Nine stompin' pictures of Slade, the raucous rockers who shook Britain

Plus 33 nostalgic pictures of Telford pubs and clubs we have lost

Plus 11 photos of the taxi business that served locals for generations

The Shrewsbury Spitfire, as seen in the Shrewsbury Chronicle in January 1942

How Shropshire's wartime fundraiser paid for Shrewsbury's own Spitfire

Plus The Shropshire ‘mountain’ volunteers came from the world to move

Plus The tragic day Shrewsbury's 'flying man' fell to his death

The 'Foreign Legion soldier' who caused a stir in 1950s Shrewsbury

The story of the Shrewsbury banker accused of faking his own death

Four senior girls at Adcote Girls School meet their new head, Miss Mary Norman, as she takes up her post in September 1972. From left: Susan Baker, head girl from Welshpool; Miss Norman; Heather Webb-Bowen from Stoke-on-Trent; Caril (sic) Milburn from Wolverhampton; and Susan Hackney from Leicestershire.

Former principal who transformed Shropshire girls’ school dies aged 94

When travellers passed through Shropshire and the Black Country

Shropshire cricket’s good innings: 21 pictures from the archives

Nick Rutter, left, and Nigel Ferrington, doing battle here in a past tournament, have both been Shropshire chess’ individual champion multiple times

Centenary battle to find Shropshire's king of chess

Nigel Sustins with the late Rod Shaw’s painting of Wild Edric which was such an inspiration

Shropshire landscape helps inspire Shrewsbury author's latest book

Plus Forgotten Shropshire tea room that walkers travelled miles to visit

Posing outside the Elephant and Castle before going off to war - some never to see home again

One last picture for the Dawley boys before war changed their lives

Plus The Shrewsbury album that captured a magical fancy dress ball in 1906

Plus The Wolverhampton policeman who became a hero: 17 archive pictures

Remembering Shropshire's court reporter who wrote 220 words a minute

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