Telford Live

Telford History

• Dawley Spoken Word – Taters
  In a kitchen at Stone Row, Hinkshay back in 1963 a conversation was taped, possibly surreptitiously, between Grandad Oakley and Uncle Ken Oakley.
• History: New York Times Perspective
  The feature on Telford from an April 1975 edition of The New York Times. I really doubt many people in Telford will have seen this until now.
• History: Telford Promotional Leaflet c1971
  An early Telford Development Corporation booklet showing the conception and forecasts for growth in Telford. The document dates from around 1971.
• Telfords Lost Pubs
  Telford has grown up quickly, and building have come […]
• History: Telford Town Park
  In what would become Telford, green rolling hills were in short supply. This article from 1971 has a cute line drawing portraying an artists impression of what the Town Park could eventually become.