1811 Minsterley Flood (Courtesy Karen Osman)
Minsterley Patrick Taylor comments "The first building on the left was a hardware shop, the proprietors were Mr and Mrs Savage." (Courtesy Karen Osman)
Minsterley (Courtesy Karen Osman)
Minsterley (Courtesy Karen Osman)
Minsterley (Courtesy Karen Osman)
Minsterley (Courtesy Karen Osman)
Minsterley (Courtesy Karen Osman)
Minsterley (Courtesy Karen Osman)
Minsterley (Courtesy Karen Osman)
The house on the right was built by my great-grandfather and was called Station Villa (now Pear Tree cottage); the young girl in white in the group walking down the road is my grandma, Majorie Gornall. The house was built by my great grandad Robert Gornall, who is buried in Minsterley churchyard." (Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
Minsterley Village. Mike Challinor comments "The shop on the left was situated at the bottom gate into the Creamery yard. I think it was owned by the Savage family and just went by the name 'Savages'”. Liz Matthews adds "I can remember buying a pair of brown jelly shoes from there!!!" (Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
Minsterley Village. Jayne Rowson comments "My old house, 2 The Square, loved that home" (Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
Snailbeach Mine. (Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
Minsterley (Courtesy Karen Osman)
1900's Minsterley Toll House Patrick Taylor commented "The Old Toll House at the top of Horsebridge Road. As a child, I remember the cobbler lived and worked there and can remember taking shoes to be repaired. In those days the Toll House was opposite Bowens shop, which as now been demolished. The Blacksmith Tom Edward's workshop was nextdoor. Ian Perrin adds "I think I remember my mum saying that she went to Brownies in the old Toll House. As a young boy, when staying at my grandparents in the holidays, my grandfather would send me up to Bowens for a pack of Embassy cigarettes..." (Courtesy Karen Osman)
1900 Minsterley Station (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Minsterley Station in 1900, annotated by Joe Lyons.
Minsterley Station. (Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
Minsterley Station. (Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
Minsterley station. (Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
1905 Old Minsterley Bridge, replaced in around 1910. . (Courtesy Karen Osman)
1906 Minsterley (Courtesy Karen Osman)
1906 Minsterley Quarry (Courtesy Karen Osman)
1910 Minsterley Press Cutting (Courtesy Karen Osman)
Minsterley (Courtesy Karen Osman)
1920's Minsterley Creamery (Courtesy Karen Osman)
1950's? 'Windmill' at Rowton (Courtesy Matthew Taylor)
There is some doubt as to where this picture was taken. Jayne Rowson comments "This is definitely very similar to the jungle gym that we had at Minsterley, I fell off it too many times to forget. It could be Minsterley, photographed from the road side with the school to the left but it’s before my time. Great pic." (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
(Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1932 Minsterley postcard franked 3rd November 1932. "A dog has just crossed the road, there's what looks like a tin bath on the wall, and just look at the telegraph poles!" . (Courtesy Colin Middleton,Shropshire Star)
Harry Evans identified Jack Bowens'shop. Malcolm Williams comments "You could get 5 fags from there". Ian Perrin adds "Remember, as a child, being sent up the road to buy a packet of Embassy for my grandfather! No sign of the shop now." Lorraine Fletcher adds "It brings back lots of childhood memories, he was a lovely man." (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Harry Evans identified Jack Bowens'shop. Malcolm Williams comments "You could get 5 fags from there". Ian Perrin adds "Remember, as a child, being sent up the road to buy a packet of Embassy for my grandfather! No sign of the shop now." Lorraine Fletcher adds "It brings back lots of childhood memories, he was a lovely man." ((Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
Susie Bennett and Claire Blackhurst recognise this as the house next to the 'pressure washer cottage-Corner House, which was also previously a bank. (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Harry Evans identified Tom Edwards, Blacksmith-he lived at Horsebridge. Jo Betts added "I remember standing at the door, watching him at the forge." Len Bailey mentions "Later, Tom Edwards had a blacksmith's shop next door-he also made coffins. As a lad I watched him shoeing a large cart horse". Chris Evans confirms that "this was opposite the Toll House; there was also a pub there till 1950's.". Mike Challinor comments "The Blacksmiths shop was on the corner of the road down to Minsterley Methodist Chapel and I would imagine it was called Horsebridge road as that is where it leads to. During my time the Blacksmith himself was Tom Edwards who actually lived at Horsebridge. If my memory serves me right he was also an undertaker. I know he had at least one son, Glyn Edwards, who was a little older than me but he was at Priory Boys the same time as me." Yvonne Davies adds "Mr Bowens' green van from the shop. (Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
(Joe Lyons Collection)
1960's Derek Pugh comments "Jim Worrell, The Bridge Inn, Minsterley" (Joe Lyons Collection)
Debbie Llewellyn comments "Inside the Parish Hall Minsterley. Our wedding evening party was the last event there before they dismantled the stage.". Mike Challinor remembers "Wonderful sprung dance floor - we had some fantastic hops in Minsterley Parish Hall during my teenage years." Joan Murfitt adds "I remember the floor bouncing!" Lorraine Fletcher remembers "Oh my, memories... discos! my 21st party... it looks smaller in the pic, many a happy time and only a few mins walk from where we lived" (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1960 Minsterley Station, Station master was George Jones. Peter Power commented on the Disused Stations FB Group "Closed for passengers 5/2/1951 and permanently in 1967." (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Minsterley Station in 1960, annotated by Joe Lyons.
Minsterley Track Layout drawing. (Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
1960's? Parish Hall Minsterley before renovation in the 1980's. Pete Bromley comments "Main entrance off the main road!" Liz Matthews adds "Green corrugated sheet metal!!! Great times had in there, it used to have a turnstile I think." Richard Gawthorne comments "Great memories of the Minsterley dances". Malcolm Williams says "Friday night was fight night". (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Minsterley Primary School, Matthew Taylor recognises the entrance to the hall, with the canteen on the right. Christine Savin comments "Miss Christine Hope, lovely teacher and lovely person". Jenn Dodd adds "She taught me too, she was wonderful, she always had an arm full of bangles.". Rachael Lou Lew says "I went to school with her twin sons Ed Hope and Dave". (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
(Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Brian Bennett identifies Callow Hill Quarry Liz Matthews comments "I can remember the siren being sounded when they were going to blast" (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
(Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1960's? Minsterley Village Shop. "Mr and Mrs Lewis". Len Bailey identifies Charlie Lewis, Anne Lewis née Davis, Sylvia Evans née Ryder. Janet Pitcher and Gillian Davies comment "Wow that’s my mum on the right". Gill Evans adds "Charlie used to have a cream and blue grocery van that called at our house on a Wednesday. Anne became the cook at Minsterley school, after Mrs Rowson. (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Minsterley Village Shop colourised by Len Bailey. Phoebe Spragg comments "My mum, Gladys Hordley worked for Mr & Mrs Lewis for years. They were lovely." Tony Swain comments "Back when we had 3 shops in the village, Lewis's, Bowens and Pidwells"
Minsterley rail siding in the snow? (Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
1960's Minsterley Aerial view (Courtesy Jean Simpkin, Pontesbury past and present FB Group)
1983 Minsterley Aerial View (Courtesy Steve Hannah)
Minsterley Village. Hester Greenwood comments "The Toll House is our house" (Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
Minsterley Village (Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
Minsterley Village. Brian Bennett comments "I built the flower bed in the early 90's for Minsterley Parish Council" (Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
Christine Fisher comments "... loved the White Hillocks, many happy years was spent on here, it should never have gone ,it was a landmark. Liz Matthews adds "Used to belong to my great uncle Joe". Mandy Heighway comments "Childhood memories". Janice Davies adds "Childhood memories playing in that old building, if you zoom in there’s an old iron criss cross thing that we used to sit on and pretend it was a roundabout." Pete Bromley posted pictures of riding a motorbike there.(Joe Lyons 35mm slides)
1990's View of Minsterley village from the creamery (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1995 Minsterley from the air (Courtesy Paul Bloor)
2012 Minsterley Creamery. (Courtesy Jean Simpkin, Pontesbury past and present FB Group)
1980's Minsterley Village (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1980's Minsterley village 'Then and Now' (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
View of Pontesbury Church (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Pontesbury Church Harvest Festival (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Pontesbury Church Harvest Festival (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Pontesbury Church (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1970's Minsterley Floods. (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1970's Minsterley Floods. (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1970's Drought (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1980's Pontesbury Hill (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1986 Minsterley Creamery (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1984 Minsterley Church. (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1913 Minsterley station postcard, franked c.1913. Jo Betts comments "We used to watch the 12 midday Saturday train come into Minsterley station and fill up with water. The station had beautifully smooth concrete which we enjoyed roller skating on!" (Courtesy Lin Keska)
