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  • Thomas Pemberton – Blacksmith
    December 1st, 2024 in Blog, Local History Links, Newport Shropshire history

    The Newport History Society recently came into possession of daybooks, ledgers, correspondence and newspaper cuttings of the late Thomas Pemberton, kindly donated by his niece. They give a fascinating insight into the life of a blacksmith in the twentieth century whose career spanned the vast changes in farming practices from horse-pulled ploughs to full mechanisation. Thomas kept pace and adapted his work from making horse shoes and mending farm machinery to more intricate and creative wrought…

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  • The Old William Adams Town Hall
    December 11th, 2023 in Blog

    Last year we were pleased again to have access to and digitise an engraving from Caroline Cross’s archives at Davies White & Perry. Here we have an engraving created and printed by  Adnitt & Naunton whose business was based at The Square Shrewsbury. Newport History Society have come across versions of this picture but have not seen an original engraving before. We were therefore very pleased when Caroline agreed that we could copy it to our Newport SNAP Project, which for people who…

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  • The Newport (Salop) Tradesmen’s Plate Glass Insurance Association 1935-1981
    December 6th, 2023 in Blog

      Documents consisting of minutes of meetings, correspondence, policy documents and savings books of the Association, which ran from 1934 to 1981, were given to the Newport History Society in March 1998 by Geoffrey Robinson of Lloyd and Robinson Solicitors. The Association was formed at a meeting in the Literary Institute on Wednesday 28th March 1934. Tradesmen present were: W.G Hayward (grocer, 18 St Mary St.), J Tucker (ironmonger, 55 High St.), F. W Midgley (confectioner and grocer, 2-5…

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  • Picken Papers Advertising Stamp
    August 31st, 2023 in Blog, Newport Shropshire history

    Picken Papers  This advertising stamp was found recently in the Picken Papers ( NHS01616) in one of his scrap books In 1873, Picken glued this advertisement into his scrap book and wrote :  “Given by Mr Aston, grocer who succeeded T Collier in the shop called ‘The Lower Bar’. Stamp used by the present T Collier’s grandfather probably 150 years old.”   He also noted that “BB” means “Best Broseley”  The image is an historical depiction of slaves or native American Indians…

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  • King Charles III Commemoration Tree Planting
    May 19th, 2023 in Blog, News

    On Monday 8th May, the Coronation Bank Holiday, members of various Newport organisations met in Victoria Park to plant fruit trees as part of a commemorative orchard celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III.  These trees are to represent the ecological values of the King and provide free fruit to the residents of Newport.  Members of NDHS met to plant our tree, which is an Apple tree still emblazoned with blossom, on a wet day, but missing the rain during the Ceremony.  The event was…

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