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History: New York Times Perspective

March 18, 2013March 18, 2013 admin 2 Comments john steele, michelle jones, new york times, perspective, scrapbook, surprise entry, telford, valley hotel

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.

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History: Telford New Town 1971

March 17, 2013April 15, 2017 admin 1 Comment brochure, development photos, finished buildings, images, industrialists, john steele, marketing, michelle jones, page 2c, pen style, private collection, prospectus

A prospectus for Telford New Town from c1971.

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History: Telford – Your Opportunity

March 9, 2013April 4, 2013 admin 21 Comments brochure, design features, en vogue, fishing, ironbridge, john steele, literature, michelle jones, page 2c, photographs, photos, substantial piece

Another gem from the collection of John Steele and contributed by Michelle Jones. A promotional booklet for Telford from 1972.

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History: The Return to Nature c1976

February 25, 2013 admin 1 Comment bench, cannons, clipping, hadley, industrial wasteland, michelle jones, photos, pool, scrap book, seven years, spring village, time thanks

This newspaper cutting from 1976, explains the early work to reclaim the industrial wasteland around Telford including the start of the development of Dale End Park at Coalbrookdale.