Winter 2008/9 Calendar published

For new calendar for September 2008 to March 2009, see calendar of events page.

Correction - Remembrance Service on Oct 9th should of course be Nov 9th.

Dawley bring and tell evening - Nov 12th

Please bring along any photographs, archives or memories you have of living in Dawley to share with everybody. Members of Dawley History Group will be available to scan documents during the evening.

Dave Shaw will open the evening with the launching of his newly published book "The Lost Generation". This book is about the men from Dawley who lost their lives in the First World War.

Tue Nov 12th at 7:30 pm at Dawley House, High St Dawley. Free entrance, refreshments 50p.
Tel 504155 for more details.

South Telford Heritage Trail

This self-guided 12 mile loop round Stirchley, Madeley, Dawley and the Gorge was opened in May 2008. Contact Crawford Douglas on 01952 528202

Transactions 2007 published

To further the aims of the Forum, it is intended to publish on an annual basis selected local studies papers resulting from talks given at member societies' meetings, research undertaken by individual members and (with permission) articles that have appeared elsewhere, together with a review of relevant recently published work. In doing this we are reviving (and expanding) the role of the Journal of the Telford Historical & Archaeological Society, which was published between 1997 and 2004.

This year we have concentrated on the Proceedings of the Thomas Telford Day School held in September 2007. The following articles have been included.:-

Thomas Telford in perspective by Barrie Trinder

Thomas Telford; Rome, roads and bath houses by Roger White

Telford and the improvements to the Holyhead Road in East Shropshire by Neil Clarke

St Michael's Church, Madeley by Shelagh Lewis

Photographing Telford's legacy by Chris Morris

This publication costs £3.50 including postage, from Neil Clarke - see details below.

Newport Leaflets

Newport & District Historical Society have updated their leaflets - See Newport on Publications Page. For more information please contact Gill Watkins on gillywatkins@googlemail.com .

The Oakengates Book

This book was originally published in 1987, but has just been reprinted by the North East Telford Study Group. The town is described in the words of the Oakengates people with pictures dating back to 1900 including many of the industries of Oakengates in the 1960's which have now gone. It is available in A4 format at a cost of £8 from John Brown on 01952 461449.

William Reynolds 1758-1802

Proceedings of the events held in June 2003 to commemorate his life and achievements - edited by Neil Clarke, are now available from Neil Clarke, Cranleigh, Wellington Road, Little Wenlock, Shropshire TF6 5BH for a cost of £5.75 including postage and packing. Cheques payable to Wrekin Local Studies Forum.

52pp, A4, 19 photographs (11 in colour), 13 maps and diagrams, paperback.

Included are papers on the William Reynolds Exhibition (John Powell), Portraits of William Reynolds (David de Haan), Reynolds the Ironmaster (John Brown), Reynolds the Tunnel Builder (Ivor J Brown), The Wombridge & Ketley Canals (Paul Luter), Reynolds, Wilkinson and the Shropshire Canal (Neil Clarke), William Reynolds and the Ceramics Industry (Roger Edmunson), and Coalport, a New Town of the 1790s? (Marilyn Higson).

Wrekin Local Studies Forum - Last Updated 12 February 2008