Saturday 10th January 2026 – Buildwas Abbey: History and Archaeology by Simon Turk. Simon is a volunteer at Buildwas Abbey and his talk will begin with an overview of the abbey’s history, its monuments and then move on to the water engineering works and Abbot’s House tree ring dating surveys undertaken in recent years, shedding more light on the history of this fascinating institution. 2.30pm, at The Gateway, Chester Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1NB
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Saturday 13th December 2025 – Winter Social Event
Saturday 13th December 2025 – Winter Social Event. Join us for our regular informal seasonal get together for a chat, tea and cake. This year we will be meeting in Church Stretton. Penny Ward will give a brief demonstration of her ongoing project to attach grid references to Shropshire Archives’ online historic images so that they can be viewed via mapping interfaces, using data for Church Stretton, All Stretton and Little Stretton. Julian Wells will give a taste of a collection of Church Stretton images from the 1970s which have recently been donated to the All Stretton History Society. And Mary McKenzie will talk about the recent research undertaken by the Church Stretton History Group into the lives of the World War Two servicemen listed on the Church Stretton war memorial. To help us assess how many to cater for, please email sahsmembership@gmail.com if you plan to attend. Payment (£5 a head) to be cash on the day. 2.30 pm at the United Reformed Church Hall, 75 High St, Church Stretton SY6 6BY Google maps
FLOREAT SALOPIA
FLOREAT SALOPIA
Everyone who ordered a copy of Floreat Salopia from the Society should now have received it. If that is not the case, please email Roger White as soon as possible (rhw2109@gmail.com). The offer is now formally closed.
Will all those whose have received a copy but not yet paid for it, please send in £25 as soon as possible to the Hon Treasurer using the Society’s account details available by request from the Treasurer: post.britnells@gmail.com
If you missed our offer, don’t worry you can still order your copy of Floreat Salopia from Oxbow Books by following this link: Oxbow Books- Floreat Salopia
FLOREAT SALOPIA – A Celebration of Shropshire’s History and Archaeology
FLOREAT SALOPIA – A Celebration of Shropshire’s History and Archaeology
100th volume of the Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society
To mark the 100th volume issue of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society’s Transactions, we have commissioned a collection of new research papers into Shropshire’s archaeology and history. This volume offers snapshots of Shropshire’s past, from the earliest prehistory to the end of the twentieth century. It presents both archaeological and historic perspectives and demonstrates the importance of the county in the wider context of the United Kingdom. This is the first comprehensive overview of Shropshire in over 50 years, showcasing the research going on in the county.
You can order your copy of Floreat Salopia from Oxbow Books by following this link: Oxbow Books – Floreat Salopia
Shropshire Archaeology & History 