Since 1968 the five towns of Wellington, Oakengates, Dawley, Madeley and Ironbridge, along with smaller villages and hamlets, have been melded into the new town of Telford. Even so the planners and the local population have done their utmost to preserve the identities of these settlements, some of which pre-date the Norman Conquest. It was an area of great contrast, from the rural character of Wellington in the north to the heavy industrialisation of Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge in the south.
Each settlement developed its own unique history and local folklore, which this book has tried to capture. The pace of change has been great over the past forty years, but with the aid of over 200 rare photographs of the Telford area we look back to the era before those changes began, as well as charting the growth of the new town.
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Höhe: 248 mm
Breite: 172 mm
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978-0-7509-2784-0 (9780750927840)
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DAVID TRUMPER was born in Shrewsbury and grew up in the town. He taught at several schools in Shropshire before his retirement in 2000. He has always had an interest in local history and photography, and has collected over 20,000 views of Shrewsbury and Shropshire, dating from 1842 up until the present day. He has had twenty-two books published, as well as his work for local papers and magazines. David is well known in Shropshire's historical circles, leading talks and historical walks in the area throughout the year. He has been married to his wife Wendy for over forty years, and has a daughter and two grandchildren.
