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Pictures From The Archive – December 24

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Welcome to this week's selection of nostalgia photos from the pages of the Shropshire Star.

Here he comes... Santa Claus ready with his sack ready to make some special Christmas Eve deliveries back in 1997 or 1998, although we're pretty confident he'll be arriving this Christmas Eve as well.
Here he comes... Santa Claus ready with his sack ready to make some special Christmas Eve deliveries back in 1997 or 1998, although we're pretty confident he'll be arriving this Christmas Eve as well.
This is Ruckley Grange, near Shifnal, and written on the front of this postcard, which was franked on December 23, 1914, is "Noel 1914." The young lady is Monica Reid Walker, and we know that because the message was: "Wishing you a very Happy Xmas and good luck in 1915. Do you recognise me sitting by the Lily Pond! I often wonder how you are getting on in these awful times. Yrs, Monica Reid Walker." It was posted to Madame Henri Pernez (or something like that, as Monica's handwriting is hard to read), 9 Rue d'Alisia, Paris, France. Picture courtesy of Ray Farlow.
This is Ruckley Grange, near Shifnal, and written on the front of this postcard, which was franked on December 23, 1914, is "Noel 1914." The young lady is Monica Reid Walker, and we know that because the message was: "Wishing you a very Happy Xmas and good luck in 1915. Do you recognise me sitting by the Lily Pond! I often wonder how you are getting on in these awful times. Yrs, Monica Reid Walker." It was posted to Madame Henri Pernez (or something like that, as Monica's handwriting is hard to read), 9 Rue d'Alisia, Paris, France. Picture courtesy of Ray Farlow.
This photo was first published exactly 40 years ago in the Star, with the caption: "Shoppers in Oswestry brave the blizzard conditions to buy their last minute Christmas shopping." It's not showing up much on the picture, but snow really was falling at the time.
This photo was first published exactly 40 years ago in the Star, with the caption: "Shoppers in Oswestry brave the blizzard conditions to buy their last minute Christmas shopping." It's not showing up much on the picture, but snow really was falling at the time.
We're going back 50 years here to a nativity play performed on Sunday evening, December 19, 1971, by young members of the Trench Methodist Sunday School. This photo was loaned by Colin Fryer, of Trench, and was taken by Graham Jones. Colin says: "Graham Jones was a colleague of mine working at the office at Sankeys. He volunteered to come and take the photograph which was taken at the Methodist Church, Trench, on the bottom of Church Road. I was a member of the church. The building is still standing but is not a church any more, sadly. It closed in October 1997 and it's been converted into flats."
We're going back 50 years here to a nativity play performed on Sunday evening, December 19, 1971, by young members of the Trench Methodist Sunday School. This photo was loaned by Colin Fryer, of Trench, and was taken by Graham Jones. Colin says: "Graham Jones was a colleague of mine working at the office at Sankeys. He volunteered to come and take the photograph which was taken at the Methodist Church, Trench, on the bottom of Church Road. I was a member of the church. The building is still standing but is not a church any more, sadly. It closed in October 1997 and it's been converted into flats."
It's just before Christmas in 1982 and these pupils at Charlton School, Wellington, are busy rehearsing for their end of term concert. Pictured on the back row, from the left are: Debbie Thomas, of Wellington, Rosemary Thomas, of Wellington, Fiona Davies, of Waters Upton, Corrinne Payne, of Tibberton, David Kibby of Admaston and Neil Wright of Wellington. On the front row are: Hazel Mulholland, of Leegomery, Kerry Oldham, of Wellington, Emma Groves, of Admaston and Julie Cole, of Leegomery.
It's just before Christmas in 1982 and these pupils at Charlton School, Wellington, are busy rehearsing for their end of term concert. Pictured on the back row, from the left are: Debbie Thomas, of Wellington, Rosemary Thomas, of Wellington, Fiona Davies, of Waters Upton, Corrinne Payne, of Tibberton, David Kibby of Admaston and Neil Wright of Wellington. On the front row are: Hazel Mulholland, of Leegomery, Kerry Oldham, of Wellington, Emma Groves, of Admaston and Julie Cole, of Leegomery.
This is the infants’ department of St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Wellington, which put on a Christmas play in 1964.
This is the infants’ department of St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Wellington, which put on a Christmas play in 1964.
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