The search is on to uncover more wartime graffiti at Shrewsbury Flaxmill

Earlier this year the work to renovate the historically important building uncovered graffiti from the Second World War when it was used as a barracks.

The pictures included a drawing of a Spitfire and the names of soldiers.

Now there will be community days to uncover more sections of paint, where people can take part under the watchful eye of a qualified archaeologist.

The original graffiti was discovered during paint removal from the walls of the Cross Mill – during the multi-million pound renovation work going on at the site.

A spokesman for the Friends of the Flaxmill said: "We will be organising a project involving the local community, to carefully remove more areas of paint, under the supervision of a qualified archaeologist, to see what else lies hidden.

"This activity, funded through the Heritage Lottery Fund grant awarded to the Flaxmill Maltings project partners as part of the current restoration works, will also involve recording any exposed graffiti and researching any finds.

"One area that has already been exposed has revealed the name and number of a serving soldier, allowing the friends to trace his regiment and movements during the war.

"Many local people remember when this site was a maltings, but far fewer are aware that it ceased malt production during the Second World War so that it could serve as a barracks

"This period is one which we know fairly little about, and through the archaeology project we hope to find out more about the people who trained, lived and worked here during that time."

The project will be launched in mid-October with a meeting and talk at the mill and a tour of the areas involved.

There will be further sessions at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings between 10am and 2pm on the following Fridays, Saturdays and Monday each week up to December 10.

The group is also appealing for information about any images, artefacts or knowledge of the period when the building was a barracks.

Also if people or their family were based at the building during that time then the friends have asked them to get in touch.

To get involved, either hands on or as a researcher, email info@flamill-Maltings.co.uk with ‘archaeology project’ as the subject line.