Friday, March 12, 1915 200,000 New Laid Eggs. Wanted weekly for our Wounded Soldiers and Sailors, with full approval of the War Office, for the national Egg Collection Depot. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays. Mrs. Goodwin Preece, Claremont Street, Shrewsbury. The British Spirit – A parishioner of St. Michael’s, Shrewsbury, who is serving at the front, […]
Public Notice. Defence of the Realm Act, 1914. Possession of Firearms, Ammunition, or Explosives. Residents of the County of Salop (other than Members of His Majesty’s Forces) who have in their possession any Firearms, Ammunition, or Explosives, are requested to kindly furnish particulars to the Superintendent of Police of the District in which they reside […]
Friday, February 26, 1915 SOCKS for the Shropshires – Four parcels have been despatched from Wyle Cop Girls’ School, Shrewsbury, to the Shropshires at the front, and one girl received the following letter from one of the recipients: W coy, 2nd Shropshires. “Dear Little Friend – Thank you very much for the parcel which we […]
“Coal is everything for us, and we want more of it to win victory.” David Lloyd George, Minister of Munitions, July 1915 Had you been standing on the Dana footbridge of Shrewsbury station on August 27th 1914, almost a year earlier, you would be forgiven for overlooking the strategic importance of the coal train which […]
It was the German invasion of Belgium which eventually drew Britain into the war. Many civilians were killed and thousands were displaced. The plight of Belgian refugees was widely reported in the press and there was great sympathy for the Belgian people. Shropshire raised funds to support and find accommodation for Belgian refugees. This photograph […]
What would the “de-clutterers”, beloved of TV, have made of the Rouse-Boughtons of Downton Hall near Ludlow? For a start they would have had to toss out the window their prejudice that half the contents of the average room can be junked. This family NEVER THREW ANYTHING AWAY. Result? When their line came to an […]
The increasing sight of German PoWs would have been a sign of the First World War in the county. It all began modestly with a handful of civilian enemy aliens secured temporarily on the former premises of the Midland Railway Wagon and Carriage Works in Old Coleham. The works closure in 1912 meant there were […]
