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History: Telford – Your Opportunity

March 9, 2013April 4, 2013 admin 22 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.

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History: Telford Promotional Leaflet c1971

February 25, 2013October 15, 2015 admin 0 Comments housing estate, illustration, landmarks, leaflet, photos, sainsburys, shopping centre, swimming pool, thomas telford, water pollution control, woodside

An early Telford Development Corporation booklet showing the conception and forecasts for growth in Telford. The document dates from around 1971.

Cleos not carrying on
July 29, 2023
Popular Ironbridge bar closes...
Fire in Telford Hotel Bedroom
July 2, 2023
Police, Ambulance and five fire appliances from multiple ...
New book shop opens in July
July 2, 2023
The rejuvenation of a market town in Telford continues with the opening of a new bookshop in July....
Back to the 1940s in Ironbridge this weekend
May 26, 2023
Action stations in Dale End Park on Saturday and Sunday as World War II Weekend returns to Telford once again....
Battle of Britain warplanes over Telford
May 26, 2023
Look up this weekend, you have not one, but two chances to see some iconic WWII planes in the skies over Telford....
Specialist garden created in Telford’s award winning park to commemorate King Charles III’s coronation
May 25, 2023
A specialist garden to mark King Charles III’s coronation has been created in Telford featuring a lion sculpture, spiral hedging and plants in various colours to represent all countries of the United Kingdom....