michelle jones – Telford Live

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History: New York Times Perspective

18/03/2013 Andy Smith

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 New Town 1971

17/03/2013 Andy Smith

A prospectus for Telford New Town from c1971.

History: Telford – Your Opportunity

09/03/2013 Andy Smith

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

The scan is a clipping of a local resident, who kept a scrap book at the time. Thanks to Michelle Jones for this.

History: The Return to Nature c1976

25/02/2013 Andy Smith

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.