Galatea steam locomotive pulls the Cambrian Coast Express through Shifnal, Shropshire.
Shifnal
The town was once an important staging post on the London to Holyhead route. It was devastated by fire in 1591, said to have been caused by a servant's candle that accidentally ignited some hanging flax.
A group of pheasants in snow, Shifnal, Shropshire.
The Wesley Brook in Shifnal winding its way through a sea of wild garlic, Shropshire.
Wild garlic growing alongside the Wesley Brook in woodland at Shifnal, Shropshire.
The Wesley Brook in Shifnal winding its way through a sea of wild garlic, Shropshire.
Poppies at sunset in a field at Shifnal, Shropshire.
Poppies at sunset in a field at Shifnal, Shropshire.
Poppies at sunset in a field at Shifnal, Shropshire.
Poppies at sunset in a field at Shifnal, Shropshire.
The Station Master's House and the old railway bridge in Market Place, Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1965.
The post office and Shifnal Garage pictured in Victoria Road, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1965.
A section of the old railway bridge being lifted away, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
The old railway bridge being dismantled, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
The old railway bridge being dismantled, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
The old railway bridge being dismantled, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
The old railway bridge being dismantled, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
Workmen on the old railway bridge at Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
Jack Cheadle's jewellers shop and Lucy Spencer's sweet shop in Bradford Street, Shifnal, Shropshire, seen in 1965.
The view along Bradford Street, with John Bromley's ironmonger's shop, Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1965.
Cheapside and the former library pictured in Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1965.
The Wrekin Brewery float passes the Beehive public house in Shifnal, Shropshire, during the town's annual carnival in the 1950s.
The Broadway Brewery Gold Diggers float takes part in the carnival procession at Shifnal, Shropshire, in the 1950s.
The old railway bridge being dismantled, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
Lady Godiva on horseback at the annual carnival parade in Shifnal, Shropshire, during the 1950s.
A character on horseback at the annual carnival parade in Shifnal, Shropshire, during the 1950s.
The carnival parade in Broadway, Shifnal, Shropshire, during the 1950s.
The Broadway Tramps in Church Street, Shifnal, Shropshire, during the town's carnival procession in the 1950s.
Church Street Garage in Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1965.
A float in Shrewsbury Road, Shifnal, Shropshire, during the town's carnival procession in the 1950s.
A float outside the Vicarage in Church Street, Shifnal, Shropshire, during the town's carnival procession in the 1950s.
A float passes the Beehive public house in Shifnal, Shropshire, during the town's carnival procession in the 1950s.
The Broadway Brewery Gold Diggers float at Shifnal Carnival, Shropshire, in the 1950s.
Buildings being demolished in Bradford Street, Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1966.
Church Street with the Old Bell public house and Niblett's shop in Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1965.
Buildings being demolished in Bradford Street, Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1966.
Buildings being demolished in Bradford Street, Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1966.
The Unicorn Inn and J C Lloyd grocer's shop in Park Street, Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1965.
Carnival characters in Shrewsbury Road, Shifnal, Shropshire, in the 1950s.
Carnival character on one of the floats in Shrewsbury Road, Shifnal, Shropshire, in the 1950s.
Buildings being demolished in Bradford Street, Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1966.
A float takes part in the carnival parade at Shifnal, Shropshire, during the 1950s.
The Carnival Queen float in Shifnal, Shropshire, during the town's annual carnival, 1950s.
A woman dressed as John Bull at the annual carnival in Shifnal, Shropshire, during the 1950s.
Shifnal Branch Library in Bradford Street, Shifnal, Shropshire, pictured in 1965.
The carnival parade in Broadway, Shifnal, Shropshire, during the 1950s.
A crane lifting parts of the old railway bridge, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
The old cast-iron bridge being dismantled, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
The old cast-iron bridge being dismantled, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
A steam train passes two cranes on the railway bridge, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
A house in the process of being demolished next to the Wheatsheaf public house in Broadway, Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1966.
The Broadway Brewery Gold Diggers float in the carnival parade at Shifnal, Shropshire, during the 1950s.
The bridge being dismantled next to the Station Master's House, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
A passer-by watches as buildings are demolished in Bradford Street, Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1966.
A crane lifting parts of the old railway bridge, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
Workmen watch a crane in operation, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
The old railway bridge being dismantled, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
A section of the new bridge waiting to be lifted into place, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
A beech tree being felled in preparation for the construction of Beech Drive, Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1965.
The new railway bridge made by the Horsehay Co Ltd, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
The old railway bridge being dismantled, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
A crane dismantling the old railway bridge, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
The old railway bridge being dismantled, Shifnal, Shropshire, 1953.
Electrician Ron Browne with Fordson van in deep snow on the Bridgnorth road out of Shifnal, 1963.
The Broadway Brewery Gold Diggers float passes the Fire Station in Shrewsbury Road, Shifnal, Shropshire, during the carnival procession in the 1950s.
A house adjacent to the Wheatsheaf public house awaits demolition in Broadway, Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1966.
The Registrar's Office seen from Broadway, Shifnal, Shropshire, in 1965.
A carnival float in Shrewsbury Road, Shifnal, Shropshire, during the 1950s.
Carnival Queen float in Church Street, Shifnal, Shropshire, during the annual carnival, 1950s.
Wrekin Brewery float takes part in Shifnal Carnival, Shropshire, during the 1950s.
The Broadway Brewery Gold Diggers float at Shifnal Carnival, Shropshire, in the 1950s.
The Broadway Brewery Gold Diggers float at Shifnal Carnival, Shropshire, in the 1950s.
One of the floats in Shifnal Carnival, Shropshire, during the 1950s.
