Gallery

  This is one of a series of sixties photos from Mark Richardson. It’s the power station at Ironbridge before…

Back in the 60s, manufacturing was a tough business, and none more so than foundry work. This photo is a…

Work hard, play hard. Glynwedd had a social club and this photo is a sixties band entertaining the audience. That’s…

Another from the amazing archive of Mark Richardson. Cuckoo Oak from the mid-sixties. Look at the building on the left!

This is another corker from Mark Richardson. It’s Madeley, two High Streets ago! The Anstice is on the right.

Another of Madeley High St from Mark Richardson. Again the Anstice right at the top of the picture.

The photographer appears in this picture atop the partially built cooling tower at Ironbridge. Huge thank you to Mark Richardson…

Here is your photographer extraordinaire casually skating on the Severn at Buildwas in a suit. Thanks again to Mark Richardson…

This is another from Mark Richardsons archive. A beautifully framed shot from the days when you looked down the viewfinder…

A photo taken in Coalbrookdale, near where Enginuity is now. Wonder what they were doing?

The old BP Cuckoo Oak Service Station at Tweedale. In 1965, petrol was 64p a gallon (4.4litres).

  Looking up Bridgnorth Rd, Tweedale. The Cuckoo Oak has been replaced with a more modern pub, and the building…

  Eustace Rogers Jr in his coracle, paddling up the Severn at Ironbridge in the 60s. Rich colours really make…

This photo from Mark Richardsons collection shows a view up Dale End, Coalbrookdale.

This is another photo from Mark Richardsons collection. A rare shot of Park St, Madeley in the 60s. Do you…