This gallery takes a look back at Dawley in days gone by, a town that helped shape modern-day Telford.
Featuring familiar places and the people who brought the area to life, including a memorial to one of its most celebrated figures, these images are sure to spark nostalgia.
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5. Bemrose chemist, 1936
Edith Pargeter is pictured working at Bemrose’s chemist shop in Dawley in 1936, shortly after her first book Hortensius, Friend of Nero was published. Better known under her pen name Ellis Peters, the acclaimed novelist went on to create the Brother Cadfael series. The image shows the traditional chemist’s counter and period goods on display, including Zints Digestive Mints, Meritor, Shavex, Lustrset, Ultrastyle toilet tissues, Knights Castile soap and Simpson iodine socks | Picture: Shropshire Star
6. King Street–High Street junction, Dawley, c.1960s
A street scene showing the junction of King Street and High Street, likely taken in the late 1960s. King Street runs to the right, with High Street leading off to the left. The Lord Hill pub stands on the right, with Barclays Bank just left of centre. In the distance are modern flats on King Street, built in 1964 beyond the Royal cinema, helping to date the image. The photograph forms part of a series sent to postcard collector Ray Farlow, and is believed to have originated from Shropshire Postcard Club material | Picture courtesy of Ray Farlow
7. Pig on the Wall, 1875
From the archives of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum comes this original image of the famous “Dawley pig on the wall” scene. Pictured on the left is Ernest Fletcher, landlord of the Unicorn pub at Little Dawley, and on the right John Price of Manor Farm, Little Dawley, with Percy the pig. The pigsty was located in the outbuildings behind the pub. The more familiar postcard version is believed to be a montage, with Mr Fletcher later shown with added moustache and altered clothing after reportedly objecting to the use of his image without permission | Picture: Ironbridge Gorge Museum
8. Ironworks, 1963
Taken on December 5, 1963, this photograph shows planning consultant Mr John H D Madin of the Dawley Development Corporation taking a long look at the rugged local countryside. The original caption notes that, above right, Mr Madin and his assistant Mr Lewis Jones are seen surveying the remains of a once prosperous ironworks, now in ruins, at Coalport | Picture: Shropshire Star