Amazing photos show how the town has changed over the decades.
A painting of the Wonder Coach by former mayor Bob Harrop
They include the Old Post Office at the head of Victoria Road and John Bromley's Ironmongers, a building which has now gone. The headquarters of the 16-member-strong history society at the Old Fire Station is a treasure trove of items all related to Shifnal, from a bronze age axe found with a metal detector, a mangle used in a town house and a grandfather clock made in the area. There is also an England shirt of former Wolves goalkeeper Bert Williams, who lived near Shifnal when he retired.
"It's amazing the amount of old photographs we get donated as well as the exhibits which we keep, all of which are verified, logged and on display for the public to come and view them."We keep a small fund for us to source items that might come up on eBay or elsewhere that we have to bid on and the proceeds from the calendar help with this.
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