The Parish Chest
Like many old churches St Peter's in Adderley has a Parish Chest. At one time this would have been used to store documents of value though not in modern times.
Like many old churches St Peter's in Adderley has a Parish Chest. At one time this would have been used to store documents of value though not in modern times.
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 Adderley Heritage Trail is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund but it is being managed by a group of dedicated volunteers who meet every two weeks to make sure things run as planned. The project is split into two phases: a construction phase which will see the creation of a website to host …
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 …