Adderley Heritage Trail
A walk through our history
Images and items relating to Adderley and Shavington WI are now available to view as part of the Geoff Butter Collection on Adderley Heritage. Many thanks to Peter Bruty who’s tirelessly worked to bring the website up to date and make these fascinating items available for everyone to see. There must be some amazing stories …
People came from far and wide, who grew up, went to school or lived in Adderley, as well as many of the current residents who wanted to find out more about their home village
Celebrating Adderley Heritage Trail and website with BBC Radio Shropshire
A cold, wet and windy Thursday didn't prevent the work to install the Adderley Heritage Trail signs from going ahead.
The first Heritage Trail Sign was put in place on Wednesday 24th April. Neil and Jamie from Amco Giffen, on behalf of National Highways and Heritage Railways, came and fixed the sign donated by National Highways to the bridge in Station Road.
On Saturday April 27th we will be formally launching the Adderley Heritage Trail funded by the Heritage Lottery. Volunteers have been working hard to bring together this unique experience of Adderley's rich history. Our history covers centuries from being a small hamlet governed by Ethelred through the Norman invasion when there was an outpost with a motte and bailey.
The Heritage Trail volunteers have been busy and we have uploaded new pictures and records for you to see. There is information on St Peter’s Church, the Corbet family and the railway. Go to search the Geoff Butter Collection and have a look. There is still a huge amount of material to put on the …
The Adderley Heritage Trail was funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund but was being managed by a group of dedicated volunteers who met every two weeks to make sure things ran as planned. The project was split into two phases: a construction phase which will saw the creation of a website to host the …
The Geoff Butter Collection, completed over the last 50 years, was started as a bit of a hobby for local Adderley boy Geoff Butter in his teens, but progressed into something which rather took over his life when he retired. Geoff became known as the man you went to if you wanted to find out …