Site Contents You can use the search engine (remember to click 'search' - to find a phrase, ie Madeley Wood, enclose it in double quotes - "Madeley Wood", otherwise you will be shown every page containing either of the words) ...or you can visit the Time Line, which has links to pages with more information about the subjects mentioned, or you can use the table of contents below. About the Study Group Site Map Homepage Search Engine Contact Us A letter home Madeley man Reg Oliver writes about the horrors of war When Steam Ruled the Rails Madeley's long-gone railway system (and a bit about what's left) The Pubs of Madeley - Past & Present Memories of the many pubs which once served the Madeley area Peskin's Diary Extracts from the diaries of Charles Peskin, who although he lived in nearby Coalbrookdale all his life, recorded many events in Madeley in the early years of the 20th century The Sports Page Memories of Madeley's sporting past The coming of the New Town Local people recall how Madeley was changed for ever in the 1960s Memories of Madeley: Brenda Brown Former and present Madeley people remember old Madeley. Our first contributor is Brenda Brown, from Carlsbad, California, whose father William Cain was Manager of Madeley Wood Colliery Rob Seymour Reader Rob Seymour from South Wales recalls happy holiday times spent with relatives in Madeley in the 1950s and '60s Growing up in a time of change Study Group member Richard Corfield remembers Madeley in the 60's and 70's - a period of rapid change with the coming of the new town Bygone Local Characters Madeley man Jack Smart recalls the local characters he has known since the 1920's A Madeley Life Story Jack's memories of an eventful life A Madeley Childhood Study Group member Gwen Groves recalls happy memories of her schooldays in Madeley About our new logo An explanation of the design and a chance to see a larger version. (let us know what you think of it!) Our Front Page Photos .... and the same scenes today A Short History of Madeley O.K. so it’s not that short, but Madeley has got a long history — and this only takes you up to the end of the Victorian period. The Post Office Directory entry for Madeley, 1863 A glimpse of life in Madeley nearly 150 years ago. Sale of the Anstice/Madeley Wood Company Estates, 1926 The biggest sale of land and buildings ever to take place in Madeley, with a mass of detail about tenants, rents etc. Historic Buildings & Sites For a town of its size, old Madeley probably has as many historic buildings and sites of historical interest as anywhere in the country, including The Wesleyan School Fletcher Memorial Centre The Old People’s Rest Room The Cinema The War Memorial (With link to new information pages, including one about Madeley's Victoria Cross hero, Major C.A.L. Yate) Upper House Anstice Memorial Institute Primitive Methodist Chapel St Michael’s Church/ The Old Vicarage Old Local Adverts Old adverts from our local parish magazine, showing the rich variety of local businesses nearly ninety years ago. Madeley Wood Pit The beginning of what we hope will be a large section on the local industries, especially mining and iron, and recollections of the people that worked in them. Pit Ponies at Kemberton Pit Madeley's mining veteran - Sam Cookson Madeley Now Just to show that we don’t live entirely in the past! We hope to include information for visitors — where to stay, eat, drink & details of essential services - in the meantime, contact us and we'll see what we can do to help. Madeley Miscellany All the bits we haven’t found a home for yet, many of these pictures will later form the basis of new pages. Links Page Links to other websites, especially those with a local and/or historical theme.