Tag Archives: history

Nov 2008: Living in the past

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The Shropshire Magazine gets a preview of a holiday home with a difference – one which is assured of plenty of publicity when it is the focus of a BBC television series

May 2008: A brief history of time

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Ken Tudor salutes a new book by a Shropshire academic, in which she has combined her formidable skills as a local historian with her gardening expertise

Jan 2008: The silent sentinels

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Mitchell’s Fold is one of the most mysterious sites in our county and one of the oldest monuments in the whole of Britain. Legends abound – but what is the history of Shropshire’s most important stone circle? Alex Byles finds out.

Nov 2007: The hows, whys and wares

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Shirley Tart continues her exploration of the Ironbridge Gorge’s heritage with a visit to Coalport China Museum, a fascinating exposé of times gone by.