Local Bygones

Cinema reels as used at Wem Cinema (picture by Oliver Richardson)

Bygones: Part two of our look at Wem Cinema over the years
We return to the history of the cinema in Wem...

Wem Town Hall after the fire in 1995. Picture by Harry Futers

Bygones: When the silver screen came to Wem

Ryebank Mill in Wem

Bygones: When wind ruled in Wem and north Shropshire

Chirk Railway Station, 1962

Bygones - Stations and lines of Shropshire's past

Bygones: When Wem's Rover Roden was a real source of power...

A farrier in Wem

Bygones: When the smithies ruled in Wem

An old post office in Wem

Bygones: The days of old for Wem's postal service...

Officers of the North Shropshire Yeomanry.

Bygones: The secret role of Ellesmere in a famous book...

'The odours of Wem': A history of the smells of the town

Whatever you direction you enter Wem you know it's the home of Eckford Sweet Pea

Even in 1864, the Drayton Junction was a line too far...

A brief look at one of Whitchurch's most famous products... cheese