EAW017336 ENGLAND (1948). The Long Mynd and the town, Church Stretton, from the south-east, 1948

Rectory Wood

Townbrook Valley.

The Narrows (also known as Coffin Line) this narrow footpath offers a direct straight route from Watling Street South area of town, over the railway footbridge to be seen in this photo, up past what is now the back of the Co-Op (where the pre-fabs are and comes out by the Kings Arms Pub. Cross the road there and you are in the churchyard of St. Laurence, Church Stretton. The nickname Coffin walk suggests that caskets were taken along this route out of sight of the shoppers on Sandford Avenue.

This is easily recognisable as a part of the A49 known as the Church Stretton By-Pass. Gradually constructed from 1937 onwards it finally opened without ceremony owing to wartime restrictions in July 1941.

Beaumont Road.

Junction of Easthope Road and Lion Meadow; nowadays known for the close proximity of the Mayfair Community Centre and the Co-op Supermarket. In this view it appears that the location was utilised for a cluster of prefabs, very typical of the immediate post-war period when there was a shortage of housing. Since then local authority housing proliferates in this vicinity, providing solid housing stock for the local community.

Burway Road - narrow and steep - goes to the top of the Long Mynd and connects with the The Portway and on passing the Midland Gliding Club drops even more steeply down to Asterton. Very scenic!

Carding Mill Valley - now part of the extensive National Trust area covering much of the Long Mynd.

Church Stretton station